DOI Resolver

Quickly resolve digital object identifiers to their web destinations

What is DOI Resolver?

DOI Resolver is a Chrome extension that allows you to quickly resolve DOI and ShortDOI codes via a variety of methods, generate QR codes, automatically convert DOI codes into links, specify your own DOI resolver URL, generate formatted citations, and maintain a history of viewed DOIs. It is open source and does not collect any user data.

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By: MDMower

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Users: 5,000+

Rating: 4.72 (25)

Version: 7.1.0 (Last updated: 2024-03-22)

Creation date: 2020-02-05

Risk impact: Low risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

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Size: 366.59K

Email: md*****@cmphys.com

URLs: Website

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# 13973 ▼ 59

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#229 in Tools ▼ 1 #284 in press keyword 17 ▼ 10

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Summary

Analyze keywords

Use this extension to quickly resolve DOI and ShortDOI codes via any one of several methods: extension button, right-click on selected text, or omnibox with keyword: doi.

DOI Resolver packs some great additional features, too:

Generate QR codes which can be scanned by smartphones to share a publication
Automatically convert DOI codes on web pages into links (optional)
Specify your own DOI resolver URL (useful if your institution provides a proxy service)
Generate formatted citations for publications
Maintain a history of viewed DOIs

No user data is collected by this extension and no information is sent back to the author.

This is an open source project. https://github.com/mdmower/doi-resolver

Omnibox usage: Type doi and press the space key. Now you can input a DOI code and press enter to retrieve the web destination.

User reviews

User reviews summary

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Pros

Streamlines the research process and saves time for users
Generates citations with very few adjustments
Can be used to access documents directly using a DOI, including within PDFs
Offers a custom URL function for uni proxy; can directly lead to full, logged-in texts
Can turn a DOI in text into a clickable link

Cons

Does not automatically ignore 'DOI: ' in front of a DOI
Stripping of 'DOI: ' is not case-insensitive
Citation generation does not always work depending on the style selected
Address bar cannot be used to resolve DOI

Most mentioned

It saves time and simplifies the research process
Issues with DOI stripping case-sensitivity
Direct access to documents using a DOI
Citation generation

Recent reviews

Very well done. I've been using it for about 10 minutes now and haven't encountered a bug, which is more than I can say for most of my own code. It's such a simple thing but it streamlines the research process so much.

Nick Porter, 2021-10-08

This extension probably saves me about a day each year in time looking for articles in my university's library website.

Mauricio Maluff Masi, 2020-07-21

I see that you've recently added automatic stripping of DOI: but it does not seem to be case-insensitive for me... (works when changed to lowercase, not when changed back to uppercase) I would prefer if it could work using the address bar instead, but I see why it's not possible. Right now, it's likely as fast to google the string and hit first result.