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Beyond the DOI: Toward a Non-Commercial Persistent Identifier

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Context and Problem Latin America faces a critical dependence on centralized persistent identifier (PID) systems, such as DOIs, controlled by costly and geopolitically biased international consortia. This limits the visibility, sovereignty, and equitable access to regional academic production, perpetuating inequalities in the global knowledge ecosystem. Only 20% of objects in Latin American repositories have DOIs due to economic and technical barriers, which fosters a cycle of academic extractivism. Proposed Solution The project seeks to consolidate a federated and decentralized network of sovereign DIPs, based on the successful experience of ARK-CAICYT (Argentina), which integrates national registries (such as the ISSN) into an open, locally authoritative technical framework. The network will promote interoperability, collaborative governance, and alignment with FAIR/CARE principles, ensuring regional control over metadata and infrastructure, without relying on centralized external models

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17289414

Authors: Santamarina, Sergio, Authier, Carlos

Institutions: Universidad Nacional de Jose C. Paz, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas

Language: English

Topic: Library Science and Information Systems

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Partnerships for the goals, Industry, innovation and infrastructure, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7085170041

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