Traceability
Ensures traceability of research funding.
The FRQ has announced a major breakthrough in the traceability and transparency of the research it funds: all grants and scholarships awarded since 2019 now have a unique, persistent identifier, thanks to our partnership with the international organization Crossref.
What is a DOI?
A Digital Object Identifier (DOI) is a unique, persistent and standardized identifier that provides a reliable way of finding a digital resource on the Web. It is similar to an ISBN number for a book, but for all types of digital content, including scientific articles, reports, datasets and research funding.
As a funding organization, we only issue DOIs for research grants, a specific type of DOI among many others. For example, scientific publishers assign DOIs to journal articles, universities use DOIs for theses and dissertations, and organizations responsible for major conferences may assign DOIs to published papers or proceedings.
Why is it important?
Assigning DOIs to research grants and scholarships offers several advantages:
Transparency
Establishes transparent links between the funding and the results and spin-offs of the research.
Simplicity
Makes it easier to cite funding in a scientific article or database.
Recognition
Enhances recognition of the role of funding agencies in the research cycle.
Who can use them?
DOIs are now available in our directory of funding offers by clicking on “Details” in the DOI column for each award.
More detailed instructions will be sent to our award holders shortly.
Researchers and students
Researchers and students will now be able to cite the DOI for their funding, or that of their research group, in their scientific outputs (including publications) and research profiles (e.g. ORCID, CV, etc.).
Research establishments
Research establishments will be able to find the funding connected to their research teams more easily.
Partners and collaborators
Partners and collaborators will have access to a persistent, robust point of reference to document the origin of the financial support.
How do you find your DOI?
For example, Antoine Drouin obtained a master’s scholarship from the FRQ in 2020. He would like to find his DOI in order to add it to his CV. Here’s how he should proceed:
The DOI for Antoine’s scholarship is https://doi.org/10.69777/274121
Simple principles for using a DOI correctly
1.
Always include the DOI as a clickable link (starting with "https://doi.org/").
2.
The DOI for FRQ funding is always https://doi.org/10.69777/ followed by the application number.
3.
Check that the link leads to the corresponding page of the FRQ directory of funding offers.
4.
Use the DOI in any form of scientific or administrative communication where it is pertinent to reference the funding received.
This initiative marks the beginning of a new era for the traceability and transparency of research funding, supported by the entire FRQ community.
We would like to thank our partners at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network for their collaboration on this project.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to link the grant DOI with the research output DOI?
- Ensure that a unique and persistent identifier (DOI) is assigned to the resource, whenever possible.
- Include the grant number in the metadata, if applicable. Do not hesitate to contact your institution’s library for further support in this regard. The DOI associated with the FRQ grant is distinct from the DOI assigned to the resulting resource (article, report, dataset, etc.).
- Use the “Acknowledgements” section or its equivalent to include recognition of the FRQ.
What if my research output does not have a DOI?
- Deposit it in an institutional or disciplinary platform that issues or records DOIs, such as:
- University institutional repositories, for example: Papyrus (Université de Montréal), Archipel (UQAM), Spectrum (Concordia University), Dataverse (Université de Sherbrooke), Corpus UL (Université Laval)
- Federated Research Data Repository (FRDR)
- Érudit
- Contact your institution’s research office or library for assistance with this process.
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