About DOIs

About CrossRef DOIs

This help section presents basic information about CrossRef DOIs, including:

What is a DOI?
How do DOIs work?
Who uses DOI names and why?
Examples of DOI name use
How to access a list of the publishers and titles in the CrossRef system
How DOI names and OpenURL work together
Using a DOI name to access content

For a more extensive discussion of DOI names, see The DOI Handbook (pdf) on the Digital Object Identifier System web site.

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