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A DOI is a Digital Object Identifier, one of the standards for online content identification that allows for redirection in the face of changing, or less permanent, URLs. This is what a DOI looks like: (It is usually preceded by "doi:" ) 10.1000/123456 or 10.1016/S0006-8993(00)02382-8 Here's an example DOI from Science Direct:
Many databases and publishers use them, and they are more prevalent with
UK or European-based content vendors. If you enter the DOI into a browser all by itself, it won't work. To make it operational, remove the "doi:" and add the following to the front of the DOI: http://dx.doi.org/ When you construct a URL from a DOI, it will look like this:
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