September 30, 2025Open Access

Members will soon be able to assign Crossref DOIs to preprints

Key Points

Crossref will permit DOI assignments to preprints by August 2016, enhancing citation clarity and tracking.
Preprint DOIs will differ from the DOIs assigned to accepted manuscripts and the final version of record.
This initiative allows individual Crossref members to manage DOI assignment for their respective preprints.
The inclusion of DOIs for preprints aims to support the growing open access and preprint publication movement.

Abstract

TL;DR By August 2016, Crossref will enable its members to assign Crossref DOIs to preprints. Preprint DOIs will be assigned by the Crossref member responsible for the preprint and that DOI will be different from the DOI assigned by the publisher to the accepted manuscript and version of record.

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Geoffrey Bilder (Thu,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dbf62d40939207b8fd4e5c https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.64000/e6pny-acg72

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