Africa PID Alliance DOCiD's metadata schema v1.0
This paper positions the Africa PID Alliance and the Digital Object Container Identifier (DOCiD) as strategic interventions that complement global PID systems while advancing Africa-aligned Open Science priorities. It argues for a research object identification paradigm that supports aggregation, contextual metadata, ethical governance, and equitable participation in global knowledge infrastructures.
Authors
- Joy Owango
- نبيل قصيبي
Institutions
- Western Massachusetts Training Consortium (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2026-01-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18324390
- Primary Topic
- Research Data Management Practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00