Your thesis now has a DOI!
Good news for all PhD students: French theses are now automatically assigned a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) upon deposit. This change applies to all French institutions, including the University of Lille.
A DOI for your thesis: what exactly is it for?
A DOI is a unique, persistent identifier (rather like a permanent URL) that allows for the unambiguous identification of your thesis and links it to reliable metadata (author, institution, date, etc.).
For you, this means:
- Greater visibility for your work: your thesis is easier to find and cite in scholarly publications.
- Simplier and more reliable citation. The DOI becomes the stable identifier to use in:
- your scientific articles
- your academic CV
- your researcher profiles (ORCID, HAL, etc.)
- Long-term accessibility: even if the web address changes, the DOI guarantees long-term access to your thesis.
This change goes beyond simple document management: it enhances the scientific recognition of your work.
Where can you find the DOI for your thesis?
The DOI is assigned automatically when the thesis is deposited in STAR, the French application for referencing and archiving theses. It is now visible on the French thesis portal (theses.fr) - and will be available soon on the University of Lille portal, Pépite.
You can now add your thesis's DOI to your CV, your email signature, or your researcher profiles (ORCID, idHAL...)
Presentation of the project by Abes (French bibliographic agency for higher education) (French only)