Claim a DOI for your research reports
New functionality available via Pure
University of Manchester researchers contribute to around 120 commissioned and non-commissioned reports each year. These outputs shape decisions in government, health and social care, industry, and the third sector, yet in many cases they鈥檝e historically lacked the and robust metadata needed to make them discoverable and citable.
The Office for Open Research can now support the minting of DOIs (digital object identifiers) for these kinds of outputs in Pure via an integration with DataCite, the DOI registration agency. Requesting a DOI for a report is very simple, and instructions for requesting a DOI are now available via the .
Once we鈥檝e created a DOI for your report, it will resolve to , where people will be able to find and download a copy.
Here鈥檚 an example of a DOI we minted earlier: .
Adding a DOI is a small step that makes a big difference to the visibility and impact of your report and we鈥檙e here to help you. If you have any questions about this service, please .
Steve Carlton, Open Research Librarian: Open Access