Minting a Digital Object Identifier (DOI) for EcoAcoustics Data

Users should choose to mint a DOI (digital object identifier) when they wish to use a dataset as part of a published or citable scholarly work. To Mint a DOI, users can select “Mint DOI” from the Actions menu against the desired data package in their My Downloads page.

Once a DOI is minted, the package can no longer be edited or deleted. Only one DOI can be minted for each package.

Location of Mint DOI option in the Actions menu

On selection of Mint DOI, users will see the following confirmation pop up. Select Mint to proceed or Cancel to return to the My Downloads page without minting a DOI.

Confirmation pop up for the Mint DOI action

Selecting Mint on the confirmation pop up will trigger the data package to reprocess. On completion, the DOI column entry for the data package will have changed from “Not minted” to “Minted”.

View of in progress minting of a DOI

View of completed DOI minting, with updated package

Once minted, users can expand the record for their data package on the My Downloads page to access or copy the DOI link. Users will also receive an email to download their updated data package once the repackaging has completed.

Expanded view of package with link to the newly Minted DOI

After a DOI is minted, users can no longer edit or delete their package. As a result, only the View and Download options in the Actions menu are selectable once a DOI is minted.

Actions menu after a DOI is minted, with only View and Download as available options.