Benefits of DOI

Using a DOI as an identifier for your research output offers a range of benefits:

How to acquire a DOI for your research outputs

For traditional outputs such as journal articles, conference papers and book chapters, publishers routinely assign DOIs as part of their editorial services. For Non-Traditional Research Outputs (NTRO), also referred to as grey literature, UNSW Library automatically assigns DOIs upon successful deposit to the UNSWorks institutional repository. This includes theses, datasets and other eligible resources such as reports and creative works. For information on how to deposit see the Open access guide. Additionally, various third-party platforms exist for publication and DOI allocation of datasets and various NTROs. For more information, see the Data publishing guide.

Eligible types for a DOI in UNSWorks

All eligible research output types that meet essential criteria are allocated a DOI automatically upon successful publication to UNSWorks.

Essential criteria

• Affiliated - Copyright/IP is owned by UNSW Sydney or an affiliated researcher, or permission has been granted to UNSW Sydney to publish.
• Accessible - A full digital copy of the work is available in UNSWorks (either open access or with limited embargo period). Datasets alternatively may have mediated access or be metadata-only records.
• Unique - UNSWorks will be the primary publication point, that is, the output has not been published previously and does not already have a DOI assigned.
• Citable - Research output is part of the scholarly record.

Eligible types

Traditional resource types

• Conference abstract
• Conference paper
• Conference poster
• Conference presentation
• Thesis

Non-traditional resource types

• Creative work (Non-Textual)
• Creative written work
• Curatorial output
• Dataset
• Design/Architecture
• Media
• Music composition
• Performance (music, theatre, dance)
• Recorded/Rendered creative work
• Report
• Software/Code
• Submission to government
• Working paper

Types not eligible for a DOI in UNSWorks

UNSW Library cannot provide a DOI for an output that is not related to research including teaching and learning materials or for the resource types listed below. Contact the publisher if you require a DOI/ISSN/ISBN in these cases.

Ineligible types

Traditional resource types

• Book
• Book chapter
• Conference proceedings (Editor of)
• Edited book
• Journal article

Non-traditional resource types

• Patent
• Preprint
• Other resource

UNSWorks review process

All NTROs and a selection of traditional research outputs are reviewed prior to publication in UNSWorks to check for eligibility and copyright compliance. Review can take up to five business days. A DOI is only allocated once review has been completed and the output is accepted for publication. Expedited DOI allocation may be available at the discretion of the Library.