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Japan Link Center
Japan Link Center registers DOIs for scholarly articles, books, research data and related digital content.
About Japan Link Center
Japan Link Center (JaLC) is a DOI registration agency accredited by the DOI Foundation and describes itself as the only such agency in Japan. It registers DOIs for digitized scholarly articles, books, article supplementary information and research data, and manages each DOI together with location information such as a URL. The organization is run jointly by four Japanese academic institutions, and its site reports 14,757,509 DOI registrations as of the end of August 2026.
The website is in Japanese and is organized around learning about DOIs, registering DOIs, using registered information, institutional DOI initiatives, and international DOI/PID developments. It publishes a Japanese DOI handbook, research data DOI registration guidelines, and seminar materials, and it posts release notes describing changes to registration services and metadata schemas.
Key features
- Registers DOIs for articles, books, supplementary information and research data
- Manages DOIs with content location information such as URLs
- Japanese-language DOI handbook and research data registration guidelines
- Metadata schema for research data, with Poster and Presentation resource types
- Related-content PID support for RAiD and SWHID
- Release notes and maintenance notices for registration and search services
Best for: Japanese academic institutions, publishers and researchers who need to register DOIs or look up DOI registration information.
Good for
- Described as Japan's only DOI registration agency accredited by the DOI Foundation
- Operated jointly by four domestic academic institutions
- Publishes Japanese-language handbook, guidelines and seminar materials
Watch out for
- Website content is primarily in Japanese
- Scheduled maintenance suspends DOI registration, search services and dashboard access, though DOI resolution continues
Japan Link Center at a glance
- Website
- japanlinkcenter.org
- Category
- Research & Data › Academic Search
- Type
- Website
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Platforms
- Web
- Open source
- Not stated
- Language
- Japanese
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
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Japan Link Center FAQ
What kinds of content can receive a DOI through JaLC?
Digitized scholarly articles, books, article supplementary information and research data.
Do existing DOIs still resolve during JaLC maintenance?
Yes. DOI resolution continues during maintenance, while DOI registration, information search services and access to the website and member dashboard are suspended.
Who operates JaLC?
It is jointly operated by four Japanese academic institutions.
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