A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) makes your work easier to find by users across the web. Remember to include the DOI whenever you mention your work—in a paper, at a conference, on a poster, or in a tweet.
Pointing your DOI to a stable web page is key. Depositing your scholarly work in the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR) guarantees you a persistent URL (PURL) that will never change and a DOI that always works.
Interested in getting a DOI for your work?
We can help you get a DOI in two ways:
- Deposit your work in the Stanford Digital Repository (SDR).
- Contact us to ask for a DOI (doi-contact@lists.stanford.edu).
Who is eligible
Current faculty, students, and staff of Stanford University.
What to expect
- For scholarly works appropriate for the SDR: Make a deposit and select the option to get a DOI. You can have your DOI in under fifteen minutes!
- For other Stanford-hosted resources: Request a DOI from us.
- You will need to provide a web page describing just this resource and providing access to it (e.g. file download).
- You should have a plan to ensure that this web link will remain stable for a very long time.
- You will need to provide us with specific metadata about the resource.
- We will create the DOI (allow one week minimum for these requests to be filled).
- For large batches of content: Let's chat (doi-contact@lists.stanford.edu) about the available options and best approach.
Subscription service
Sign up to become a client of our DOI service to register your own DOIs. Subscription benefits include:
- Access to the DataCite DOI application programming interface (API) for system integration plus technical support and extensive documentation
- Up to 1,999 DOIs per year (subject to change annually)
- Secure access to DataCite’s administrative platform for managing users, registering a DOI on demand, and viewing reports and statistics
- Listing in the DataCite public directory of repositories
Common questions
- Ready to deposit into the SDR and get a DOI? Use our quick form to request access to the web app.
- Need a DOI urgently to meet a funder or publisher requirement? Self-deposit in the SDR allows you to reserve a DOI upfront and then finish depositing your work later.
- Want a DOI for a previous SDR deposit? Edit your work and select the option to get a DOI, then redeposit. Done!
- Interested in using the API with your own system to create DOIs? Ask us (doi-contact@lists.stanford.edu) about becoming a client of our DOI service for a small annual subscription fee so you can generate your own DataCite DOIs.
Other questions?
Reach out to the DOI team via email (doi-contact@lists.stanford.edu) with any questions you might have about getting and using a DOI.