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DOI & PMID: What Are They?

This guide will assist you with understanding DOIs and PMIDs and how they are used in scholarly work.

What is a DOI?

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DOI basics in 2.5 minutes from James Madison University Libraries

  • What does DOI stand for in journal articles?
  • Where is DOI located?
  • Do all articles have DOI?

What is DOI and PMID?

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60 second explanation about DOI's and PMID's from the Library at New York Institute of Technology

Find the DOI of an Article

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This video demonstrates how to find the DOI for an article by looking at the PDF, using Google Scholar, or searching at crossref.org

How to Find PMID in PubMED

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Walkthrough on how to find PMID of article published in PubMed journal.
PMID refers to unique identifier used by PubMed to locate articles online.