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Editorial
. 2003 Nov;1(2):E57.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000057. Epub 2003 Nov 17.

The what and whys of DOIs

Susanne DeRisi, Rebecca Kennison, Nick Twyman
Editorial

The what and whys of DOIs

Susanne DeRisi et al. PLoS Biol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

The Direct Object Identifier, a sort of barcode for intellectual content, is used by PLoS in a number of innovative ways

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Like the light switches in a worldwide interconnected electric grid, DOIs provide the user with ready access to the scientific data. (Photograph: C. Mayhew and R. Simmon, National Aeronautics and Space Administration/ Goddard Space Flight Center.)
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References

    1. Paskin N. E-citations: Actionable identifiers and scholarly referencing. Learned Publishing. 2000;13(3):159–166. doi: 10.1087/09531510050145308. - DOI

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