The oldest scientific journal in Latin America, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz now has the Digital Objective Identifier System, the DOI (Digital Object Identifier), which allows the rapid identification of any type of document available in any digital environment, with physical or digital characteristics, articles in their entirety or summary of works. The process of identifying articles through the DOI began in September 2007 and, currently, the Memories already have the identifier in the interface of each indexed article, available in editions from 1997 to 2008.
According to Hikmat Zein, executive editor of Memories of IOC, the DOI aims to identify texts on the internet, images, audio or videos and software, among other formats. Information inserted in a virtual environment can be identified at any hierarchical level, explains the publisher. “The term in computing is granularity, which means the subdivision of the marked object, that is, identification of the object up to its singularity. Example: identification of the magazine Memórias do IOC, a magazine issue, an article or a single table in that article,” Hikmat exemplifies.
With the novelty, the authors of Memórias do IOC will have the certainty that their publications will be cited unequivocally, ensuring the recognition of texts and works. Hikmat explains that there are three main advantages granted to publications that adopt the DOI as an identifying object. The first is permanent identification. Each DOI unequivocally and definitively identifies the object to which it is associated – in this case the publication. The second is intellectual property protection: assigning a permanent DOI identifier to an intellectual property object allows the author to establish and protect the publication's copyright.
The third is “Semantic Interoperability”, that is, metadata allows communication in an unambiguous and secure way. The user, from anywhere, at any point in the production chain, will access all the information elements about the respective publications and their hierarchical relationships. “The certification of each article published in Memórias do IOC already allows us to take advantage of these advantages”, Hikmat points out.
The DOI is a certification of publications on digital networks. When certified, the publication receives a DOI number and has access to the DOI Foudantion database. The base has information on the name of the publication, abstract, links to chapters, appendices and annexes, the PDF version of the publication, copyright and the latest update. Even if the publication is modified, the DOI number will remain the same. If a publication changes site, for example, the DOI name will remain and will locate the new host. Whenever there is an update to the publication, the DOI System will inform you.
In June 2007, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) signed a contract with the International Digital Object Identifier Foundation to implement the DOI in the Lattes Platform. According to CNPq, the System has more than 28 million registered DOIs. More information can be obtained at www.doi.org
* Reporting: Gustavo Barreto
The oldest scientific journal in Latin America, Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz now has the Digital Objective Identifier System, the DOI (Digital Object Identifier), which allows the rapid identification of any type of document available in any digital environment, with physical or digital characteristics, articles in their entirety or summary of works. The process of identifying articles through the DOI began in September 2007 and, currently, the Memories already have the identifier in the interface of each indexed article, available in editions from 1997 to 2008.
According to Hikmat Zein, executive editor of Memories of IOC, the DOI aims to identify texts on the internet, images, audio or videos and software, among other formats. Information inserted in a virtual environment can be identified at any hierarchical level, explains the publisher. “The term in computing is granularity, which means the subdivision of the marked object, that is, identification of the object up to its singularity. Example: identification of the magazine Memórias do IOC, a magazine issue, an article or a single table in that article,” Hikmat exemplifies.
With the novelty, the authors of Memórias do IOC will have the certainty that their publications will be cited unequivocally, ensuring the recognition of texts and works. Hikmat explains that there are three main advantages granted to publications that adopt the DOI as an identifying object. The first is permanent identification. Each DOI unequivocally and definitively identifies the object to which it is associated – in this case the publication. The second is intellectual property protection: assigning a permanent DOI identifier to an intellectual property object allows the author to establish and protect the publication's copyright.
The third is “Semantic Interoperability”, that is, metadata allows communication in an unambiguous and secure way. The user, from anywhere, at any point in the production chain, will access all the information elements about the respective publications and their hierarchical relationships. “The certification of each article published in Memórias do IOC already allows us to take advantage of these advantages”, Hikmat points out.
The DOI is a certification of publications on digital networks. When certified, the publication receives a DOI number and has access to the DOI Foudantion database. The base has information on the name of the publication, abstract, links to chapters, appendices and annexes, the PDF version of the publication, copyright and the latest update. Even if the publication is modified, the DOI number will remain the same. If a publication changes site, for example, the DOI name will remain and will locate the new host. Whenever there is an update to the publication, the DOI System will inform you.
In June 2007, the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) signed a contract with the International Digital Object Identifier Foundation to implement the DOI in the Lattes Platform. According to CNPq, the System has more than 28 million registered DOIs. More information can be obtained from the website www.doi.org
* Reporting: Gustavo Barreto
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