Which preprint repositories assign DOIs for free?

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ArXiv.org does not assign DOIs to its preprints, but ResearchGate does. Are there other preprint repositories that assign DOIs for free?

@TheGuy Yes, I've assigned them to my own preprints. See: ResearchGate DOIs. Try adding a preprint here; it should let you assign a DOI. — Geremia, Jun 01 '18 at 20:02
Why do you want a DOI on sth. that is not 100% final? They are unique and permanent, so you're supposed to keep the target available in perpetuity. — Karl, Jun 01 '18 at 20:31
@Karl According to ResearchGate, "DOIs help you: • Make your research citable. • Put a date on your discovery." Also, RG's "DOIs can be generated for most of your unpublished work." — Geremia, Jun 01 '18 at 21:01
@NajibIdrissi I was thinking of asking: "Which preprint repositories assign DOIs for free?", but then I thought it might be closed for being a request for "lists". — Geremia, Jun 02 '18 at 14:59
I suggest editing the question to essentially "where to obtain a DOI for a preprint for free?" — Oleg Lobachev, Jun 02 '18 at 15:30

score 6 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 01 '18 at 20:30

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Although meant for data, the Zenodo repository assigns free DOIs. Nothing hinders one from uploading PDFs there.

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answered Jun 01 '18 at 20:02

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score 6 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 02 '18 at 21:32

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Biorxiv (the main life sciences preprint server) gives DOIs.

answered Jun 02 '18 at 21:32

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ChemRxiv does that too – Jun 03 '18 at 10:24

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Feb 26 '23 at 00:50

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arXiv assigns doi automatically since January 2022. And, all earlier articles have been assigned dois.

New arXiv articles are now automatically assigned DOIs

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score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 03 '18 at 08:16

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No preprint server should be charging authors any fees for DOIs? I would also +1 for BioRxiv or the Open Science Foundation has 18 different subject-based preprint repositories that might fit yours.

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score 1 · Answer 5 · answered Jun 18 '18 at 09:34

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There is a community-curated list of preprint servers, and it takes note of which identifier is assigned to content - you can filter those by DOI.

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 24 '19 at 19:39

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Zenodo is a repository that assigns DOIs for free. You can access it via your GitHub account or ORCID ID.

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Which preprint repositories assign DOIs for free?

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