Yes, I kind of like the idea of having a top-level DOI and one for each version. Though, more DOIs means more things to maintain and more DOIs to include when tracking citations.
With a top-level DOI and individual version DOIs, what would be the recommended citation? Including the version information in the citation is more transparent (at least to the human eye). The DataCite metadata schema includes a `relationType` property that can be used to give a relationship with another DOI-ed resource. It has a controlled list of values that includes `HasVersion` and `IsVersionOf`. So, perhaps defining these relationships will help ameliorate some of the issues around multiple DOIs. -- You are receiving this because you commented. Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub: https://github.com/cf-convention/cf-conventions/issues/127#issuecomment-358776697
