Public Notices

The MDOI Secure Scholarly Infrastructure and Metadata Trust Programme is a public-interest digital infrastructure initiative designed to strengthen the security, trust, reliability, and long-term resilience of scholarly metadata and persistent identifier systems. The programme supports the development of secure resolver services, trusted metadata validation, institutional verification, cybersecurity awareness, and protection of digital research records.

As research outputs increasingly depend on digital identifiers, online repositories, metadata registries, and open access platforms, there is a growing need to protect scholarly infrastructure from metadata manipulation, broken links, impersonation, fraudulent records, unauthorised changes, and cyber-related disruptions. This programme positions MDOI as a trusted infrastructure provider supporting researchers, journals, universities, repositories, public institutions, and knowledge organisations.

Programme Goal

The goal of this programme is to build a secure, trusted, and resilient scholarly infrastructure that protects research metadata, strengthens identifier reliability, improves institutional trust, and supports safe access to digital knowledge.

Programme Objectives

1. To strengthen the security and reliability of MDOI identifier resolution systems.
2. To improve metadata trust through validation, verification, and quality assurance processes.
3. To protect scholarly records from manipulation, impersonation, misuse, and unauthorised modification.
4. To support journals, repositories, universities, and institutions in adopting secure metadata and identifier practices.
5. To develop cybersecurity awareness and capacity-building resources for scholarly communication stakeholders.
6. To promote MDOI as secure public-interest digital infrastructure for research visibility and knowledge preservation.

The MDOI Foundation is proud to announce the launch of the Global Digital Preservation Initiative, a strategic programme dedicated to safeguarding valuable digital knowledge assets for future generations.

As digital information continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, organisations face increasing challenges in preserving research outputs, institutional records, government publications, datasets, educational resources, and cultural heritage materials. The Global Digital Preservation Initiative seeks to address these challenges by providing trusted persistent identifier services, structured metadata management, verification mechanisms, and preservation-focused digital infrastructure.

The initiative encourages universities, research institutions, libraries, archives, government agencies, publishers, repositories, museums, and cultural organisations to participate in a coordinated effort to improve the long-term accessibility and integrity of digital resources. Through MDOI registration services, participating organisations can strengthen discoverability, support reliable citation, reduce information loss, and enhance public trust in digital collections.

The programme also promotes best practices in metadata quality, identifier persistence, digital stewardship, governance, accessibility, and interoperability. By adopting internationally recognised preservation principles, participating institutions can improve the sustainability and resilience of their digital assets.

The Foundation believes that preserving knowledge is essential for scientific advancement, policy development, education, innovation, and cultural continuity. The Global Digital Preservation Initiative represents a significant step toward building a more secure, connected, and enduring global knowledge ecosystem.

Institutions and organisations interested in participating are invited to register through the MDOI platform and join a growing international community committed to protecting the world's digital knowledge resources. Link: https://mdoi.org/signup/

Issued By: MDOI Foundation

Date: June 2026

Category: Public Announcement

Status: Active Notice

The MDOI Foundation is pleased to announce the expansion of its registration services to support research datasets and digital repositories from institutions and organisations worldwide.

As research becomes increasingly data-driven, the need for reliable identification, citation, preservation, and accessibility of datasets has become essential. The MDOI platform now provides dedicated support for the registration of research datasets, institutional repositories, open data collections, digital archives, software repositories, and other research infrastructure resources.

Through the MDOI system, registered datasets receive persistent identifiers that improve visibility, facilitate citation, support metadata standardisation, and promote long-term stewardship of valuable research outputs. Digital repositories can also benefit from trusted registration services that enhance discoverability and strengthen confidence in the authenticity of hosted resources.

The initiative supports universities, research institutes, government agencies, libraries, archives, publishers, non-governmental organisations, and private-sector research entities seeking sustainable solutions for digital preservation and knowledge dissemination.

In addition to identifier registration, participants will gain access to metadata management tools, repository verification services, organisational profiles, interoperability support, and future integration opportunities through the MDOI ecosystem.

The Foundation believes that reliable access to research data is fundamental to scientific progress, innovation, evidence-based decision-making, and global knowledge sharing. This programme represents another important step toward building a trusted and sustainable digital knowledge infrastructure for future generations.

Organisations and researchers interested in participating are encouraged to begin the registration process through the MDOI platform and explore the available repository and dataset registration services. Link: https://mdoi.org/signup/

Issued By: MDOI Foundation

Date: May 2026

Category: Public Announcement

Status: Active Notice

The MDOI Foundation is pleased to announce the introduction of its Institutional Membership and Verification Programme, a strategic initiative designed to enhance credibility, transparency, and trust across the global digital knowledge community.

Through this programme, eligible organisations can obtain verified institutional status within the MDOI platform, enabling them to register and manage digital resources under trusted organisational profiles. Verified institutions will benefit from enhanced visibility, verification indicators, metadata management tools, identifier administration capabilities, and improved discoverability of their digital assets.

The programme is open to universities, colleges, research institutions, government agencies, public-sector organisations, publishers, repositories, libraries, archives, non-governmental organisations, and private-sector entities involved in knowledge creation, preservation, and dissemination.

Institutional verification supports confidence in the authenticity of registered records by confirming organisational identity, authorised representation, and operational legitimacy. Verified organisations may also become eligible for organisational prefixes, advanced dashboard features, API integrations, and participation in future governance and collaboration initiatives.

The MDOI Foundation believes that trusted institutions play a critical role in preserving knowledge, supporting research integrity, and promoting open access to reliable information. The Institutional Membership and Verification Programme strengthens this mission by creating a transparent framework for organisational participation and digital stewardship.

Organisations interested in becoming verified members are encouraged to begin the registration and verification process through the MDOI platform. Additional guidance, eligibility requirements, and support resources are available through official MDOI communication channels.

Issued By: MDOI Foundation

Link: https://mdoi.org/signup/

Date: June 2026

Category: Public Announcement

Status: Active Notice

The MDOI Foundation is pleased to announce the official availability of its Digital Object Identifier infrastructure designed to support the registration, management, preservation, discovery, and citation of digital resources across diverse sectors.

The platform provides persistent identifiers for scholarly publications, datasets, software, books, reports, government documents, educational resources, multimedia assets, institutional records, and other digital knowledge products. Through the MDOI ecosystem, users can create and manage identifier records, maintain rich metadata, improve resource discoverability, and ensure long-term accessibility of valuable digital assets.

MDOI supports individuals, universities, research institutions, publishers, libraries, repositories, government agencies, non-governmental organisations, and private-sector entities seeking reliable digital identification and metadata management services. The platform incorporates governance, security, verification, accessibility, preservation, and trust frameworks to ensure the integrity and sustainability of registered records.

Registered resources benefit from persistent identification, structured metadata management, identifier resolution services, interoperability support, and long-term digital stewardship. The platform also offers organisational registration, prefix management, verification services, API integration capabilities, and metadata quality assurance tools.

The Foundation remains committed to advancing open knowledge, responsible digital governance, trusted research infrastructure, and global accessibility of digital resources. Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in the growing MDOI ecosystem and contribute to a more connected, discoverable, and sustainable knowledge environment.

For additional information, registration assistance, partnership opportunities, or technical support, please contact the MDOI Foundation through the official platform communication channels.

Issued by: MDOI Foundation.

Link: https://mdoi.org/signup/

Date: June 2026

Category: Public Announcement

Status: Active Notice