digital object identifier

ISO standard unique string identifier for a digital object
Thing publication_identifier Q25670
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digital object identifier

Summary

digital object identifier is a publication identifier[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • digital object identifier's instance of is recorded as publication identifier[3].
  • digital object identifier's instance of is recorded as persistent identifier[4].
  • digital object identifier is a type of ISO standard[5].
  • digital object identifier is a type of OID[6].
  • digital object identifier is used for digital object[7].
  • digital object identifier's Commons category is recorded as Digital Object Identifier[8].
  • digital object identifier comprises DOI prefix[9].
  • 2000 marks the founding of digital object identifier[10].
  • digital object identifier's official website is recorded as https://www.doi.org/the-identifier/what-is-a-doi/[11].
  • digital object identifier's described at URL is recorded as https://www.doi.org/the-identifier/what-is-a-doi/[12].
  • digital object identifier's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[13].
  • digital object identifier's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://academia.stackexchange.com/tags/doi[14].
  • digital object identifier's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/doi[15].
  • digital object identifier's used by is recorded as BSI Identify[16].
  • digital object identifier's used by is recorded as Q5188229[17].
  • digital object identifier's has characteristic is recorded as case insensitive[18].
  • digital object identifier's main Wikidata property is recorded as P356[19].
  • digital object identifier's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8404[20].
  • digital object identifier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DOI'}[21].
  • digital object identifier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'ДОИ'}[22].
  • digital object identifier's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'ЦІО'}[23].
  • digital object identifier's different from is recorded as International DOI Foundation[24].
  • digital object identifier's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/T4FS_0000434[25].
  • digital object identifier's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Open Culture / GLAM Glossary[26].
  • digital object identifier's supported metadata is recorded as PubMed ID[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include publication identifier[3] and persistent identifier[4]. Recorded subclass of include ISO standard[5] and OID[6].

Origins

2000 marks the founding of digital object identifier[10].

Use and Application

digital object identifier is used for digital object[7]. It comprises DOI prefix[9]. Recorded used by include BSI Identify[16] and Q5188229[17].

Why It Matters

digital object identifier has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . data.loterre.fr. Retrieved . data.loterre.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . clarin.eu. Retrieved . clarin.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 10d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Format as a regular expression ([^/\p{C}]+)/([^\p{C}]+)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1793]]: ([^/\p{C}]+)/([^\p{C}]+)"
  2. 11d ago · YoshiRulz · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url https://www.doi.org/the-identifier/what-is-a-doi/
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/urn-formal/doi"
  3. 8w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    On focus list of wikimedia project Open Culture / GLAM Glossary
    Main wikidata property P356, P8404
    Instance of publication identifier, persistent identifier
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||sw, mnw */ import labels from sitelinks"
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