About IDFIn computing, a digital object identifier (DOI) is a persistent identifier or handle used to identify objects uniquely, standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO)... DOIs are in wide use mainly to identify academic, professional, and government information, such as journal articles, research reports and data sets, and official publications though they also have been used to identify other types of information resources, such as commercial videos. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_object_identifierInternational DOI FoundationIDF_1c2eeb46-c7b2-11e9-9d9b-ed37c1d6c981a not-for-profit membership organization that is the governance and management body for the federation of Registration Agencies providing Digital Object Identifier (DOI) services and registration, and is the registration authority for the ISO standard (ISO 26324) for the DOI system.DOI Registration AgenciesThe primary role of Registration Agencies (RAs) is to provide services to Registrants — allocating DOI name prefixes, registering DOI names and providing the necessary infrastructure to allow Registrants to declare and maintain metadata and state data. This service is expected to encompass quality assurance measures, so that the integrity of the DOI system as a whole is maintained at the highest possible level (delivering reliable and consistent results to users). This includes ensuring that state data is accurate and up-to-date and that metadata is consistent and complies with both DOI system Kernel and appropriate Application Profile standards... Current Registration Agencies are listed below, with links to the organizations for requesting more information. New Registration Agencies are being added, and suggestions for additional sector coverage are welcome.Airiti, Inc.CrossrefCNKIChina National Knowledge InfrastructureDataCiteEIDREntertainment Identifier RegistryISTICThe Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of ChinaJaLCJapan Link CenterKISTIKorea Institute of Science and Technology InformationmEDRAMultilingual European DOI Registration AgencyOPPublications Office of the European Union_1c2eebaa-c7b2-11e9-9d9b-ed37c1d6c981To provide governance and management for the federation of Registration Agencies providing Digital Object Identifier (DOI) services and registration_1c2eec04-c7b2-11e9-9d9b-ed37c1d6c981DOIsProvide a technical and social infrastructure for DOIs_1c2eec5e-c7b2-11e9-9d9b-ed37c1d6c981ISOThe DOI system was created by the International DOI Foundation and was adopted as International Standard ISO 26324 in 2012. The IDF is the ISO 26324 Registration Authority. Compliance with the DOI Handbook ensures compliance with the ISO 26324 standard.The DOI system provides a technical and social infrastructure for the registration and use of persistent interoperable identifiers, called DOIs, for use on digital networks._1c2eecb8-c7b2-11e9-9d9b-ed37c1d6c9812019-08-25https://www.doi.org/index.htmlOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net