Timeline for Why do some papers not have a DOI?
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| Sep 15, 2014 at 15:07 | comment | added | Joe | @OswaldVeblen's answer about making that commitment to keeping the DOI 'maintained' is a big part of the picture. The reason that DOIs were adopted was their 'persistent' quality. CrossRef has a two-way agreement with publishers who commit to updating the link metadata (where the DOI points to). | |
| Sep 15, 2014 at 14:52 | comment | added | Oswald Veblen | The purpose of a DOI is to have a web link to a permanent archive of a paper. Unless the author is planning to maintain that permanent archive, it would not make sense for them to request a DOI on their own. @EnthusiasticStudent | |
| Jul 16, 2014 at 20:59 | comment | added | enthu | Can an author request a DOI for his paper if he pay all the fees himself, if the journal/conference do not request it at all? | |
| Jun 18, 2014 at 5:17 | vote | accept | Erel Segal-Halevi | ||
| Jun 17, 2014 at 14:39 | history | answered | Brian P | CC BY-SA 3.0 |