Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A repository minting a DataCite DOI upon final publication of a dataset.
- Is an instance
A publisher minting a Crossref DOI for an article at the journal's acceptance stage so the DOI can appear in the published PDF.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
- Not an instance
Pasting an existing DOI into a citation is not minting.
- Not an instance
Creating an internal database row for an object is not minting until a PID is registered with a provider.
Editorial commentary
Minting is the create operation in a PID system’s lifecycle (mint → resolve → update → tombstone). The minting operation is typically the responsibility of a member organisation (a Crossref-member publisher, a DataCite-member repository, an ARK NAAN) and is performed via the provider’s API. Best practice is to mint the identifier as early as is practical (often before public release) and to ensure metadata completeness at the time of minting.
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Also known as
DOI minting · Identifier minting
Machine-readable encodings
Use in your systems
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vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
vocab-term="PID minting"
vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/pid-minting" />{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "DefinedTerm",
"name": "PID minting",
"identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/pid-minting",
"description": "The act of generating a new persistent identifier in a registered scheme and registering it, with associated metadata, at the appropriate PID provider so that it becomes resolvable and discoverable.",
"inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/the-persistent-identifier-ecosystem/",
"url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/pid-minting",
"sameAs": [
"DOI minting",
"Identifier minting"
],
"license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}
