This is a very significant problem indeed. In our reference rot study (http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115253), we found that a very significant amount of papers were referenced by means of their landing page…
DOIs work for referencing resources because someone, e.g. a scholarly publisher, has a self-interest in making sure that DOI-based links keep working. They put a concerted effort in making that happen. When referencing…
This is a very significant problem indeed. In our reference rot study (http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0115253), we found that a very significant amount of papers were referenced by means of their landing page…
DOIs work for referencing resources because someone, e.g. a scholarly publisher, has a self-interest in making sure that DOI-based links keep working. They put a concerted effort in making that happen. When referencing…