assigning-authority Authority Responsible for an Identifier

Names the authority (such as Crossref, GenBank, or PDB) that assigned the identifier or is responsible for the identifier.

Usage/Remarks

This attribute should be used to record the assigning authority for publication identifiers (<pub-id>) such as DOIs, which might be assigned by, for example, Crossref (“crossref”) or figshare (“figshare”).
OPTIONAL on elements: <ext-link>, <pub-id>
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The name of the organization assigning the identifier.
Restriction This is an optional attribute; there is no default. The attribute is only used when the authority is known.