DOI System Governance and Participation > DOI System Participants: Registration Agencies and Registrants > Process of Becoming a Registration Agency

To become a Registration Agency (RA), an organization must:

1.become a General Member of the DOI Foundation
Organizations interested in becoming a General Member of the DOI Foundation with a view to developing an RA application are encouraged to contact the DOI Foundation for an exploratory discussion. See also the detailed DOI membership information in DOI Foundation Membership.

2.have made a successful application to the DOI Board to be appointed as an RA
All appointments as an RA are made at the discretion of the Board of the Foundation. It is unlikely that an application simply to register DOI names without offering additional services utilising these registered DOI names will be acceptable or successful. Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to review one or more of the existing RAs for examples of services and operations. See also Business Model for Registration Agencies.

3.sign an RA Agreement with the DOI Foundation: see RA Agreement