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DOI Lookup

Look up a DOI in the public Crossref database and get the title, authors, journal and a formatted citation.

Lookup sends only the DOI you enter to the public Crossref API (api.crossref.org). Nothing else leaves your browser.

How to use

  1. Paste a DOI (for example 10.1038/nphys1170) or a doi.org link.
  2. Press “Look up” to fetch the bibliographic record from the public Crossref database.
  3. Along with the title, authors, journal and year, an APA-formatted citation is generated for you to copy.

Notes

This is the only tool in Yunedia Tools that makes a network request. Only the DOI you enter is sent, to the public Crossref API (api.crossref.org). Results are the metadata publishers registered with Crossref, so fields a publisher did not register appear empty. Results are not stored.

FAQ

Why can some DOIs not be found?
Crossref is the largest DOI registry, but DOIs minted by other agencies such as DataCite may not exist in Crossref. Try that agency's own search for those.
Is the generated citation guaranteed correct?
The citation is generated mechanically from Crossref metadata. Registered metadata occasionally contains errors, so verify against the original for important submissions.