Doi

/ˌdiː oʊ ˈaɪ/ noun

Definition

Digital Object Identifier; a persistent identifier used to uniquely identify academic and professional documents

Etymology

acronym created in the 1990s from Digital Object Identifier, developed by the International DOI Foundation

Kelly Says

DOIs are like permanent addresses for research papers - even if a journal moves websites, the DOI will always lead you to the right article!

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