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How to reserve a DOI

Reserving a DOI is the best way to add a reference to your data or other outputs in a manuscript submitted for publication. On the upper right side of the metadata entry page click the ‘Reserve DOI’ or, if you are at an institution you may see a ‘Manage Identifiers’ link.

Find the Reserve DOI link in the upper right of the metadata entry page. Left image: the Reserve DOI link that is the default for all accounts. Right image: the Manage Identifiers link that replaces the Reserve DOI link for users at some institutions.

Clicking either will open a pop up with some information on using the DOIs and the option to reserve one. ‍ Here’s is the view for figshare.com accounts and some accounts in institution Figshare repositories:

figshare.com accounts and other default accounts will see this pop up after clicking Reserve DOI.

If you are using your institution’s Figshare repository, you may see additional options depending on how your administrators have configured the repository.In addition to reserving a DOI, institutional users may have the option to add a pre-existing DOI or Handle:

For accounts at some institutions, the Manage identifiers will open a pop up with several options.

Once a DOI is reserved and before the item becomes public, you can disable the DOI if needed.

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