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Create a Zenodo DOI

This page documents how to create a Zenodo DOI.

What is a Zenodo DOI?​

A Zenodo DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a persistent, universally recognized identifier assigned to research outputs and datasets hosted on Zenodo, an open-access repository developed by CERN. A DOI provides a permanent link to your work, ensuring it remains accessible even if the URL changes and allowing for proper attribution and citation across the scientific community. By creating a Zenodo DOI, you make your specification or research artifact citable, discoverable in academic databases, and ensure the long-term preservation of your work.

The steps below describe a specific use case for https://github.com/trustoverip/kswg-acdc-specification and serve as the basis for a generic set of instructions.

Step 1: Get the repo ready​

Step 2: Generate and use the Zenodo DOI​

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Overview of the next steps: first reserve a DOI, include it in your Spec-Up-T document, create a GitHub Release containing the document with the DOI, then upload the automatically generated ZIP file of that release to Zenodo.

  • Go to https://help.zenodo.org/docs/deposit/describe-records/reserve-doi/

  • Go to https://zenodo.org/uploads/new

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  • Choose “No, I need one”

    The following text appears: “Reserve a DOI by pressing the button (so it can be included in files prior to upload). The DOI is registered when your upload is published.”

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  • Generate a DOI:

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  • Construct a working URL by prefixing the DOI with https://doi.org/, resulting in: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18785919

  • Paste this URL into your Spec-Up-T document (preferably near the top). Spec-Up-T will render it as a clickable link

  • In spec-head.md on https://github.com/kordwarshuis/kswg-acdc-specification (toDOI) in the first line below the heading (“Authentic Chained Data Containers (ACDC)”) change **Specification Status**: v1.0 to **Specification Status**: v1.0 Draft

  • Create a release named v1.0-draft: on the right side of https://github.com/kordwarshuis/kswg-acdc-specification, under "Releases", click "Create a new release"

  • Create a new tag: v1.0-draft, enter it in the modal, and confirm — you will be returned to the release page

  • Enter a release title: v1.0-draft (this can match the tag name, but it does not have to)

  • Check “Pre-release”

  • Results in: https://github.com/kordwarshuis/kswg-acdc-specification/releases/tag/v1.0-draft

  • Upload the automatically generated ZIP file of that release to Zenodo via the Drag and drop files / Upload files section on the Zenodo page, which is above the section where you can generate a DOI