ASREN–DataCite Consortium
Advancing Persistent Identifiers and Open Science in the Arab Region
Empowering Arab research institutions to adopt trusted, sustainable, and internationally recognized services for research visibility, discoverability, and reuse.
About the Consortium
ASREN serves as a regional DataCite Consortium Lead, enabling universities, research centers, libraries, repositories, and other knowledge-producing institutions to join the DataCite community and assign Digital Object Identifiers (DOIs) to their research outputs and resources.
Through coordinated access to DataCite services, technical and administrative guidance, and regional capacity-building support, institutions can integrate persistent identifiers into their research and scholarly communication workflows.
DOI & Open Science
Persistent identifiers for global visibility
FAIR · TrustedDigital Object Identifiers
DOIs are persistent identifiers that provide unique and long-term references for research outputs and resources, ensuring discoverability and citability within the global scholarly ecosystem.
Research Datasets
Make datasets discoverable and citable for long-term reference
Journal Articles
Enhance visibility of published research across platforms
Theses & Dissertations
Preserve and connect academic research outputs
Reports & Working Papers
Ensure institutional research remains accessible
Conference Outputs
Connect presentations and proceedings globally
Research & Digital Outputs
Manage software, multimedia, digital collections, physical objects, and other scholarly and institutional outputs
By connecting repositories and institutional systems with DataCite infrastructure, organizations can improve the visibility, accessibility, and impact of their research outputs while supporting good practices in Open Science, research data management, and FAIR principles.
Why Join the ASREN–DataCite Consortium?
Global Reach
Increase visibility and international impact of research outputs
Citation Tracking
Support citation, tracking, and reuse of institutional research
Repository Strength
Strengthen digital research infrastructure and services
FAIR Alignment
Align with international Open Science and FAIR data practices
Metadata Quality
Improve metadata quality and interoperability standards
Global Integration
Connect local research to the global scholarly ecosystem
Regional Pathway to Global Integration
The ASREN–DataCite Consortium provides a collaborative and supportive framework for institutions to adopt DOI services while connecting local and regional research outputs to the global scholarly ecosystem.
ASREN as Consortium Lead
As the Consortium Lead, ASREN coordinates the participation of member institutions and supports them throughout the DOI adoption and implementation process, including administrative coordination, onboarding support, and guidance on DOI registration workflows.
ASREN builds a regional community of practice around persistent identifiers, research repositories, metadata quality, and open research infrastructure—empowering Arab research and education institutions with shared digital services that enhance collaboration, visibility, and international integration.
Consortium Lead
Coordinating regional adoption
ASREN · DataCiteSupporting Open Science in the Region
The ASREN–DataCite Consortium is more than a DOI registration service. It is a strategic step toward building trusted, sustainable, and connected Open Science infrastructure in the Arab region.
By supporting the adoption of persistent identifiers, ASREN helps institutions make their research outputs more visible, reusable, and internationally connected, while contributing to a stronger regional ecosystem for open research, digital repositories, and scholarly communication.
Who Can Join?
The ASREN–DataCite Consortium is open to eligible institutions and organizations that produce, manage, preserve, or provide access to research outputs and scholarly resources.
Universities
Research Centers
National Libraries
Academic Libraries
Repositories
Cultural Institutions
Including universities, research centers, national libraries, academic libraries, repositories, cultural heritage institutions, and other research-supporting organizations.
Ready to Join?
Institutions interested in joining the ASREN–DataCite Consortium or learning more about DOI services and implementation support are welcome to contact ASREN.
