[Proposed Feature] DOIs

[jedsundwall]

Summary

Implement a DOI registration service that allows data product owners to register DOIs and assign for their datasets through DataCite.

Proposed Solution

Create user flow (ideally a single in-page modal) on product editing page that allows users to register DOIs. All DOIs previously registered through MLHub will be grandfathered in.

User Flow

1. User selects "Register DOI" on their data product
2. System pre-populates form with existing metadata
3. User reviews and customizes DOI-specific fields
4. Payment processing for registration fee (TBD on how we handle payments and it's likely that this feature is depenent on us figuring that out first)
5. Automatic API call to DataCite for DOI creation
6. DOI displayed on product page in Product Details pane

Core Features

• Possibly Source's first paid service: Paid DOI registration through DataCite API integration
• Citation Generation: Will assist with supporting citation formats (APA, MLA, Chicago, BibTeX)
• DOI metrics: Track usage, manage relationships between data products and publications

Technical Requirements

DynamoDB Schema Updates:

• TBD on how much DOI metadata we should cache in our own database as much of it is redundant for what we already have.

DataCite Integration:

• RESTful API client for DataCite registration
• Metadata validation against DataCite schema
• Error handling and retry logic
• Webhook support for status updates

Payment Processing: (DOIs are likely dependent upon a separate feature that allows us to manage payments)

• Secure payment gateway integration
• Invoice generation and management
• Refund handling for failed registrations

Benefits

• Improved discoverability in academic databases
• Better tracking of dataset usage and impact
• Compliance with funding agency requirements
• Improved data governance and tracking

Implementation Priority

Success Metrics

• Number of DOI registrations per month
• Citation tracking and impact metrics
• Integration with external academic databases

Future Enhancements

• Integration with ORCID for author identification
• Automated citation tracking and impact metrics
• Integration with academic publishing workflows
• Support for dataset versioning with DOI suffixes
• Bulk DOI management for large organizations

Technical Considerations

• Ensure DOI metadata stays synchronized with product updates
• Implement proper error handling for DataCite API failures
• Plan for DataCite API rate limits and quotas
• Handle international character sets in metadata
• Implement proper backup and recovery for DOI datax

[jedsundwall]

Added to offsite agenda as part of larger discussion of paid features. Getting DOIs right will be a little complicated, so we'll likely create a few sub issues to this (and maybe a parent issues).

[tylere]

Useful references:

• Cool DOIs: https://datacite.org/blog/cool-dois/
• DOI versioning: https://zenodo.org/help/versioning