DOI¶
Last updated: 2026-08-20
DOI is a wide-spread PID system commonly in use for digital objects in research such as journal articles, book chapters and datasets.
Where to get started as a Swedish organisation?¶
| Use case | Contact | URL |
|---|---|---|
| Articles, reports, theses, research data, software etc. | DataCite DOI via Swedish National Data Service | https://doi.org/10.83264/q84v-f314 |
| Alternative DOI provider | CrossRef | https://www.crossref.org/membership/ |
PID Parameters¶
| Parameter | Value | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Digital Object Identifier | |
| Abbreviated name | DOI | |
| Intended scope / PID target(s) | Generic digital objects | Documents, file archives, datasets, etc. |
| Based on other PID system(s) | Handle System | |
| Handle namespace | 10 | |
| Example | 10.12345/abc-xyz | |
| Example with resolver | https://doi.org/10.12345/abc-xyz | |
| Case sensitive | No | |
| General resolver #1 | https://doi.org/ | |
| General resolver #2 | https://dx.doi.org/ | |
| May use custom resolver | Yes | |
| Accompanying metadata kernel | Yes | Full metadata schema depending on provider |
| Inception | 2000 | |
| Standard | ISO 26324 | https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:std:iso:26324 |
| Documentation | DOI Handbook | https://doi.org/10.1000/182 |
| Kernel metadata schema | DOI Kernel Schema | https://doi.org/10.1000/276 |
| Wikipedia article | Digital object identifier | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifier |
| Wikidata Q-ID | Q25670 | https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25670 |
| Wikidata P-ID | P356 | http://wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P356 |
PID Ecosystem¶
| Component | Name | URL |
|---|---|---|
| PID Scheme | Handle System | https://www.handle.net/ |
| PID Authority | DONA Foundation | https://www.dona.net/ |
| PID Standards Body | International Organization for Standardization (ISO) | https://www.iso.org/ |
| PID Multi-Primary Administrator | International DOI Foundation | https://www.doi.org/ |
| PID Provider #1 | CrossRef | https://www.crossref.org/ |
| PID Provider #2 | DataCite | https://datacite.org/ |
| PID Manager | (Consortia and individual organisations) |