What is a DOI Number and How to Get It?

The doi number, which stands for Digital Object Identifier and stands for Digital Object Identifier, has quickly become popular lately. In fact, the doi system, which started to work in 2004, quickly began to replace the ISBN code.

What is a DOI Number?

Its work is carried out by the DOI Foundation in America. Doi number magazine, article, book, e-magazine, graphics, notices, brochures, pictures, photographs etc. It is a number that can be taken for any material you can think of. Thanks to this number, it is aimed to prevent confusion in the references made in the reference section. You can access a material with a Doi number in an uninterrupted, precise and easy way at any time.

To reach a work you know the Doi number, all you have to do is decode this number. You can easily do this on this site http://dx.doi.org/. Just enter the number and press Go. You write the doi number in the red box below.

How Does a Doi Number Become and What Does It Mean?

First of all, I want to give an example doi number.

10.30803 / adusobed.438062

You can directly type or paste this code into the red field I showed above and say "Go".

In other words, the first 10 is the common number at the top of all the doi numbers. It does not change.

The 30803 that comes after this number is the special number given by the Doi Foundation to the institution publishing magazines, articles, books, etc. It varies in each institution.

The "adusobed" following this number is an abbreviation preferred by the institution itself. While this abbreviation can be initials, it can also be a title. The word "adusobed" here is an example of an abbreviation allocated to Adnan Menderes University Social Sciences Institute Journal.

The last number 438062 is the sequencing number given to the publications, which constantly changes from publication to publication.

How to Get a Doi Number?

The Doi number should rather be obtained by the institution you sent your article, book draft, paper, poster, etc. If you want to buy it individually, it can be very costly and difficult for you. Now, Dergipark is automatically given a doi number for every new issue they publish to journals that meet certain standards on its system.

Still, for those who say I want to get a doi number, first of all, it is necessary to become a member of the International Doi Foundation. Then the foundation sends you some documents. You fill in these documents and send them back. Finally, the foundation sends your publisher information and your login information to the system.

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