Implementing Free Persistent Identifiers in a Scientific Journal Management System Alternatively to DOI

Abstract

Scientific research is the tool that drives the development of society in all areas, and research articles are the primary means of disseminating advances in science and technology. The main way to identify a scientific article is through the persistent identifiers that journals assign to articles. There are a variety of persistent identifiers, with the Digital Object Identifier being the most used. The use and assignment of most persistent identifiers have an associated cost. Journals sometimes have difficulty covering this cost or transferring it to the authors of the articles, causing barriers to publishing scientific articles. This work aims to implement free persistent identifiers in a scientific journal management system. To accomplish this, software components for managing the persistent identifiers Archival Resource Key and Persistent Uniform Resource Locator are implemented for the Open Journal System. The results of implementing these persistent identifiers in a scientific journal are analyzed, as well as the implementation by the scientific community of 15 countries in 32 journals. Implementing free persistent identifiers in scientific journals allows for greater visibility and savings in publication costs.