Creating a Digital Object
Identifier Link
A digital object identifier (DOI) can be used to cite and link to electronic documents. A DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it to link permanently to electronic documents.
Publishing on the Internet requires new tools for managing content. Where traditional printed texts such as books and journals provided a title page or a cover for specific identifying information, digital content needs its own form of unique identifier. This is important for both internal management of content within a publishing house and for dissemination on electronic networks.
You can save the link easily by using the link menu available from your browser (using the right click if you use a mouse). Use the saved link to return to the document at a later date or in your references and citations.
The DOI scheme is administered by the International DOI Foundation. Many of the world's leading publishers have come together to build a DOI-based document linking scheme known as CrossRef.
To find a document using a DOI
- Enter http://dx.doi.org/<enter the entire DOI here> into your browser
(e.g. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/dcds.2009.23.1
)
- OR go to http://dx.doi.org
and then enter the entire DOI citation in the text
box provided, and then click Go.
The document that matches the DOI citation will display in your browser window
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