Who Registers The DOIs Screensaver
The Who Registers The DOIs screensaver shows crossref members by DOIs registered, key-less. A member is whoever pays to register DOIs, so a learned society with five thousand articles sits in the same list as a commercial publisher with millions. The split between current and backfile is the interesting part: backfile is retrospective digitisation, so a large backfile against a small current count is an organisation that scanned its archive and then slowed down. It's free, runs in your browser, and ESC exits.
How the Who Registers The DOIs screensaver works
The saver reads the source described above and draws it on a canvas — no account, no tracking.
Crossref members by DOIs registered, key-less. A member is whoever pays to register DOIs, so a learned society with five thousand articles sits in the same list as a commercial publisher with millions. The split between current and backfile is the interesting part: backfile is retrospective digitisation, so a large backfile against a small current count is an organisation that scanned its archive and then slowed down.
It refreshes on a schedule, so what you see stays current.
Colours can be changed in settings; nothing is stored beyond your own browser.
A worked example
Crossref members by DOIs registered, key-less. A member is whoever pays to register DOIs, so a learned society with five thousand articles sits in the same list as a commercial publisher with millions. The split between current and backfile is the interesting part: backfile is retrospective digitisation, so a large backfile against a small current count is an organisation that scanned its archive and then slowed down.
Settings & tips
- Accent and Background recolour the display.
- Every value on screen comes from the live source — nothing is simulated.
- Press ESC to leave fullscreen.
Frequently asked questions
- Is this real data?
- Yes — it comes from the source named on this page and is refreshed on a schedule.
- Is a key needed?
- No. This source is fully key-less.
- Is it free?
- Yes, and it runs entirely in your browser.