Hello, We are using OJS 3.4 Now we want ot start using the Crossref DOI plugin for DOI deposits. Article DOIs are assigned manually (no automatic generation). [image] The sample article has a valid DOI, e.g.: 10.13165/VPA-25-24-4-01 However, when we deposit this article to Crossref, the depo…

@logs On Crossref page you can check what exactly what was send to them. I’ve checked those files and noticed that OJS plugin sends DOIs in form https://10.xxxx/ - just prefix with / at the end. Looked what is happening in my structure and noticed that I want to have DOI for an issue but didn’t as…

OJS 3.4 Crossref deposit fails with invalid DOI "10.xxxx/" although article DOI is set correctly

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Mikolaj January 27, 2026, 1:31pm 6

Had very similar problem, check this thread please:

And my solution:

I’ve pinpointed the cause in the Crossref log files:

when an article belongs to an issue that hasn’t been assigned a DOI, the OJS plugin sends only the DOI prefix to Crossref. Which naturally is rejected by Crossref.

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