Persistent identifiers (PIDs) are tools that are used to uniquely identify people, organisations, and other objects (e.g., books, articles, datasets) in a scholarly communication system. This website provides information about persistent identifiers and the types of support for them at the national level.

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DataCite Annual Community Meeting on September 25

August 28, 2024

On Wednesday 25 September, DataCite is organizing a series of online lectures and training sessions as part of its annual…

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Change in DataCite fees for consortium member organizations that register more than 10,000 DOIs per year

August 20, 2024

From 2025 on, DataCite's updated fee model for consortial use of DOI services will go into effect. Until now, if…

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Recording of Webinar – Affiliation Manager

August 15, 2024

A webinar on Affiliation Manager was held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 for ORCID members. The webinar introduced Affiliation Manager,…

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Open for Comments: ORCID is Expanding its Work Type Vocabulary

August 13, 2024

There are 130 million works in the ORCID registry attached to 5.8 million researchers, including journal articles, book chapters, conference…

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