DOI

Citing or linking with a DOI link

A digital object identifier (DOI) can be used to cite and link to electronic documents. A DOI is guaranteed never to change, so you can use it to link permanently to electronic documents.

To find a document using a DOI

  1. Copy the DOI of the document you want to open.
  2. Open the following DOI site in your browser:

    http://dx.doi.org

  3. Enter the entire DOI in the text box provided, and then click Go.

To cite or create a link to a document using a DOI

The correct format for citing or creating a link to a document using its DOI is as follows:

 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbr.2011.03.031
Note The DOI scheme is administered by the International DOI Foundation. Many of the world's leading publishers have come together to build a DOI-based document linking scheme known as CrossRef.