Digital Object Identifier

• Name: Digital Object Identifier
• Alternative Name: DOI
• Specification URI: https://www.doi.org/
• Scope: Publication, Citation, Conference, Person, Organization, Dataset, DataRepository, Grants, Project, Experiment, Investigation, Analysis, Software, Computer Simulation, Software License, Equipment, Sample
• Disciplines: Subject Agnostic
• Keywords: digital object, identifier standard
• Description: A digital object identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to identify objects uniquely, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO). An implementation of the Handle System, DOIs are in wide use mainly to identify academic, professional, and government information, such as journal articles, research reports, data sets, and official publications.