We support higher education institutions, libraries, journal publishers, and research organisations in Nigeria to generate, manage, and sustain Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) as the DataCite Consortium Lead in Nigeria.

DOIs arepersistent identifiers, which ensure that scholarly and research outputs are permanently findable, globally discoverable, and reliably citable, regardless of where they are hosted online.

What DOIs Do
Provide permanent, reliable links to research outputs
Improve global discoverability and credibility
Enable accurate citation, reuse, and attribution
Support open science and research integrity
DOIs can be assigned to journal articles, datasets, theses, dissertations, books, preprints, Artefacts, and other scholarly outputs.

Why Use DataCite DOIs?
Indexing in DataCite Commons and eligibility for Scopus
Rich metadata across multiple research output types
Integration with ORCID, Google Scholar, and impact tools
Built-in analytics for tracking citations and research impact
These services benefit researchers, institutions, funders, and the wider research ecosystem.

Our DOI Services
We help organisations:
Create and manage DataCite DOI accounts
Assign rich, standards-compliant metadata to research outputs
Integrate DOIs with institutional repositories and publishing platforms
Automate DOI minting using APIs and plugins
Maintain long-term persistence and metadata quality
Our services ensure that research outputs are findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable, supporting transparency, replicability, and long-term access.

How DataCite DOIs Are Created
A DataCite account is created for the institution
A DataCite DOI metadata repository is set up
Metadata attributes are assigned using the DataCite schema
The DOI is published and made globally findable
Steps 1 and 2 can be automated via DataCite APIs, including plugins for:
DSpace repositories
Open Journal Systems (OJS)

Why Acquire DOIs Now?
Improve global visibility of Nigerian research
Strengthen research reporting and assessment
Support open science and international standards
Ensure long-term access and preservation of scholarly outputs

Get Started
Interested in minting DOIs, integrating them into your repository or journal platform, or improving the visibility and impact of your research outputs?
Complete the form below to express your interest. Our team will follow up with onboarding details and next steps.