==== What are these DOIs doing in my bibliography? ====

The Digital Object Identifier ([[http://www.doi.org/|DOI]]) is a [[Identifiers|unique identifier]] used to provide a permanent link to digital objects. DOIs are now issued to most (new) journal articles.

Several [[style_standards|professional association style guides]] now specify the use of the DOI when citing journal articles. For example, [[http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/10/|APA]] recommends the use of the DOI over the URL.

If you have a good reason to remove the DOI from the official style, it is possible to [[dev/citation_styles/style_editing_step-by-step|edit the CSL style]]. See [[/forum/discussion/4884/doi-reference-in-apastyle/#Item_4|this discussion]] for more details.

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