bibdoiadd.pl − add DOI numbers to papers in a given bib file
bibdoiadd [−c config_file] [−C 1|0] [−e 1|0] [−f] [−o output] bib_file
−c config_file
Configuration file. If this file is absent, some defaults are used. See below for its format.
−C 1|0
Whether to canonize names in the output (1) or not (0). By default, 1.
−e |
If 1 (default), add empty doi if a doi cannot be found. This prevents repeated searches for the same entries if you add new entries to the file. Calling "−e 0" suppresses this behavior. |
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−f |
Force checking doi number even if one is present |
−o output
Output file. If this option is not used, the name for the output file is formed by adding "_doi" to the input file
The script reads a BibTeX file. It checks whether the entries have DOIs. If not, it tries to contact http://www.crossref.org to get the corresponding DOI. The result is a BibTeX file with the fields "doi=..." added.
The name of the output file is either set by the −o option or is derived by adding the suffix "_doi" to the output file.
There are two options for making queries with Crossref: free account and paid membership. In the first case you still must register with Crossref and are limited to a small number of queries, see the agreement at "http://www.crossref.org/01company/free_services_agreement.html". In the second case you have a username and password, and can use them for automatic queries. I am not sure whether the use of this script is allowed for the free account holders. Anyway if you try to add DOI to a large number of entries, you should register as a paid member.
The configuration file is mostly self-explanatory: it has comments (starting with "#") and assginments in the form
$field = value ;
The important parameters are $mode ('free' or 'paid'), $email (for free users) and $username & $password for paid members.
bibdoiadd −c bibdoiadd.cfg −o − citations.bib > result.bib bibdoiadd −c bibdoiadd.cfg −o result.bib citations.bib
Boris Veytsman
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