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Transferring DOI ownership

Once a DOI is assigned to a content item, it should remain unchanged no matter what happens to the original owner. When ownership of a publication is transferred from one publisher to another, the DOIs associated with the publication must also be transferred to the new owner. To do so, you will need the assistance of a CrossRef administrator.

Here are the basic steps involved in transferring ownership:

1. The acquiring publisher contacts CrossRef to initiate an ownership transfer. When requesting a DOI name ownership transfer, the acquiring publisher must provide CrossRef with confirmation that the disposing publisher is aware of and agrees with the ownership transfer. The confirmation may be an email from the disposing publisher to the acquiring publisher that is forwarded to CrossRef.
2. The acquiring publisher sends CrossRef a tab-separated list of the DOI names to be transferred and the new URLs to be associated with the DOI names.
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   10.5555/1234xxxx http://www.newurl.com/doi/10.5555.1234xxxx
   10.5555/1234xxxy http://www.newurl.com/doi/10.5555.1234xxxy
   10.5555/1234xxxz http://www.newurl.com/doi/10.5555.1234xxxz
   10.5555/1234xxxa http://www.newurl.com/doi/10.5555.1234xxxa

    

   Note: The publisher should obtain the DOI names from the disposing publisher. If necessary, CrossRef can supply a list of all the DOI names associated with the publication.

    

3. The acquiring publisher supplies CrossRef with the file and its DOI name prefix. Note that only the ownership of the DOI names changes, not the prefix. If you supply new URLs, they are updated at the same time that ownership is transferred.

Note:  For more detailed information, see Title and DOI name ownership/control policies and transfer procedures (pdf).

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