Crossref proposes a registration process for content before online availability, highlighting its significance and use cases.
Crossref is proposing a process to support the registration of content—including DOIs and other metadata—prior to that content being made available, or published, online. We've drafted a paper providing background on the reasons we want to support this and highlighting the use cases.
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