Antitrust policy

The DOI Foundation conducts their operations in strict compliance with the antitrust laws, regulations and guidelines of all jurisdictions where the Foundation conducts meetings, programs, or activities.

Antitrust Policy

Conflict of interest policy

This policy protects the interests of the DOI Foundation when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of a Director or Officer of the Foundation.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Trademark policy

Guidelines for use of the trademarks which the International DOI Foundation owns. DOI®, DOI>®, DOI.ORG® and shortDOI® are registered trademarks of the International DOI® Foundation.

Trademark Policy

Patent policy

Procedures relating to patent rights and claims among Registration Agencies (RA): to enable the DOI System to be available to all who want to use it on equal terms; to preserve and protect the collective investment in the DOI System and standard; and to allow RAs to develop added-value services and features. The DOI Foundation does not itself hold any patent rights in the DOI System.

RA Patent Policy

Data policy

This policy concerns confidentiality of data such as usage statistics and information about individual DOI name resolution, for the DOI Foundation and the Registration Agencies.

Data Policy

RA collaboration policy

General requirements and procedures for resolving conflicts between Registration Agencies and encouraging collaboration, to the benefit of the DOI community.

Collaboration Policy

DOI Proxy implementation policy

Requirements for support and functionality of proxy servers by Registration Agencies, including those running instances of the DOI Proxy Server and their own local proxies, and support for the Default Proxy and the functionality of the Default Proxy.

Proxy Policies

Core specification

A technical specification relating to the description of the DOI System covered in the DOI Foundation's Registration Agency Agreement.

DOI Core Specification

Suspension and termination of an RA

This document outlines procedures for dealing with DOI names in the event of suspension or termination of an RA.

RA Suspension and Termination Procedures

General Member Agreement

This agreement governs the terms and conditions under which a General Member of the DOI Foundation agrees to participate in the DOI Foundation and use the DOI System.

General Member Agreement

Registration Agency Agreement

This agreement governs the relationship between a Registration Agency (RA) and the DOI Foundation. The RA agreement provides equal terms to each RA, unless specific waivers or exceptions have been agreed to meet the needs of a specific community.

RA Agreement

ISO 26324: Information and documentation — Digital object identifier system

ISO 26324 specifies the syntax, description and resolution functional components of the digital object identifier system, and the general principles for the creation, registration and administration of DOI names.

ISO 26324