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September 30, 20250 citationsOpen Access

Beyond the DOI to richer metadata

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AOApril Ondis

Key Points

  • A DOI is merely a tool and not a quality indicator for scholarly works.
  • Misinterpretation of DOIs often leads to misconceptions about content quality.
  • Understanding the true purpose of DOIs can aid in better utilization of scholarly metadata.
  • Quality assessment should rely more on comprehensive metadata rather than a DOI alone.

Abstract

The act of registering a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) for scholarly content is sometimes conflated with the notion of conferring a seal of approval or other mark of good quality upon an item of content. This is a fundamental misunderstanding. A DOI is a tool, not a badge of honor.

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April Ondis (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dc27558a7d58c25ebb39b2https://doi.org/10.64000/171bh-g7a71
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