Publishing Partner Guide to DOIs

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MPublishing is a member of [http://www.crosref.org/ CrossRef], which allows us to create Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) of our publications. These DOIs provide a stable identifier for a work which redirects to the URL of the definitive version online. Besides providing a stable identifier for the work, CrossRef members are required to link to each other's works using DOIs, which can make citation trails easier to follow.
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MPublishing is a member of [http://www.crosref.org/ CrossRef], which allows us to create Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) of our publications. These DOIs provide a stable identifier for a work which redirects to the URL of the definitive version online. Besides providing a stable identifier for the work, CrossRef members are required to link to each other's works using DOIs, which can make citation trails easier to follow. That is, there are two different types of DOIs "added":
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If a publishing partner agrees to allow MPublishing to create DOIs for works distributed online by MPublishing and yet the publishing partner [[Creating downloadable PDFs|creates a PDF version]] of the work (for distribution in print or online by MPublishing or through other channels), the publishing partner is responsible for checking each bibliograhic reference against the CrossRef database and inserting DOIs when available into ''all files'' to be provided to MPublishing.  You can search using [http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ the Simple Text Query form provided by CrossRef] or [http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/ the Guest Query form].
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* Type A: a DOI created for each article published online by MPublishing
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* Type B: a DOI inserted into each bibliographic reference in an article for which a DOI exists (in cases where the author neglected to provide this DOI)
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If a publishing partner agrees to allow MPublishing to create DOIs for works distributed online by MPublishing and yet the publishing partner [[Creating downloadable PDFs|creates a PDF version]] of the work (for distribution in print or online by MPublishing or through other channels), DOIs will need to be inserted into ''all files'', but which type(s) of DOI needs to be inserted varies as described below.
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== If the publication is made available online as soon as possible ==
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We recommend that the person creating the PDF insert the article's DOI (Type A) into the article, either on the first page or in a running header or footer.
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In addition, the publishing partner is responsible for checking each bibliograhic reference against the CrossRef database and inserting DOIs in bibliographic references (Type B).  You can search using [http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ the Simple Text Query form provided by CrossRef] or [http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/ the Guest Query form].
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== If the publication is made available only after an "embargo period" (a delay for the free online version) ==
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We recommend against inserting a DOI for the article (Type A) since that DOI will not function during the embargo period.
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In addition, the publishing partner is responsible for checking each bibliograhic reference against the CrossRef database and inserting DOIs in bibliographic references (Type B).  You can search using [http://www.crossref.org/SimpleTextQuery/ the Simple Text Query form provided by CrossRef] or [http://www.crossref.org/guestquery/ the Guest Query form].
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Revision as of 13:43, 14 August 2012

MPublishing is a member of CrossRef, which allows us to create Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) of our publications. These DOIs provide a stable identifier for a work which redirects to the URL of the definitive version online. Besides providing a stable identifier for the work, CrossRef members are required to link to each other's works using DOIs, which can make citation trails easier to follow. That is, there are two different types of DOIs "added":

  • Type A: a DOI created for each article published online by MPublishing
  • Type B: a DOI inserted into each bibliographic reference in an article for which a DOI exists (in cases where the author neglected to provide this DOI)

If a publishing partner agrees to allow MPublishing to create DOIs for works distributed online by MPublishing and yet the publishing partner creates a PDF version of the work (for distribution in print or online by MPublishing or through other channels), DOIs will need to be inserted into all files, but which type(s) of DOI needs to be inserted varies as described below.

If the publication is made available online as soon as possible

We recommend that the person creating the PDF insert the article's DOI (Type A) into the article, either on the first page or in a running header or footer.

In addition, the publishing partner is responsible for checking each bibliograhic reference against the CrossRef database and inserting DOIs in bibliographic references (Type B). You can search using the Simple Text Query form provided by CrossRef or the Guest Query form.

If the publication is made available only after an "embargo period" (a delay for the free online version)

We recommend against inserting a DOI for the article (Type A) since that DOI will not function during the embargo period.

In addition, the publishing partner is responsible for checking each bibliograhic reference against the CrossRef database and inserting DOIs in bibliographic references (Type B). You can search using the Simple Text Query form provided by CrossRef or the Guest Query form.

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