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Since we're on this topic, anybody knows a way to get (very) cheap DOIs? I know people who try to maintain independent repositories of academic papers, and are
by 19690401 5y ago
Since we're on this topic, anybody knows a way to get (very) cheap DOIs? I know people who try to maintain independent repositories of academic papers, and are successful at it, but don't have the budget to get standardly-priced DOIs for all those articles - one of the few complaints their users have.
- austinjp 5y agoIt depends what you're publishing, but if it's fully open access then you can post it at https://osf.io https://osf.io and get a free DOI almost immediately. Obviously it's "their" DOI. If you want your own prefix, then you need to register as a DOI issuer (or whatever the correct term is) which I presume is the cost you mention. To me it seems similar to certificate authorities. There are several DOI issuers who act a bit like letsencrypt, doing their best to make an opaque process easier to navigate. But it simply takes a fair bit of cash to become an issuer. Maybe there's space here for a different approach, but DOI and Handle are the incumbents and the "market" is resistant to change. Have a read through the posts at the Crossref website, including the minutes from their meetings. There's plenty written on HN too about the likes of Elsevier and their monopolization of academic publishing.
- 19690401 5y agoThanks! Wrt "There are several DOI issuers who act a bit like letsencrypt" -- I haven't seen any that are free like letsencrypt, did you have in mind any concrete issuer?