# DOi for publisher **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions from Crossref\ **Created:** [29 June 2024 12:43 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-for-publisher/6332 "2024-06-29T12:43:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4
**Author:** ![collinks](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/collinks/32/2153_2.png) [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Post date:** [29 June 2024 19:08 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-for-publisher/6332/4 "2024-06-29T19:08:43Z")
Hi @wajahat and welcome to the Crossref Community Forum. In order to register DOIs and deposit metadata for your publications, your organization must be a member of Crossref. You can learn more about applying for membership [here](https://www.crossref.org/membership/). There are two types of membership: independent membership and sponsored membership. [Independent members](https://www.crossref.org/membership/_apply/) interact with Crossref directly, depositing their own metadata with us and managing their own quarterly content registration fee and annual membership fee payments. [Sponsored members](https://www.crossref.org/membership/about-sponsors/) work with an intermediary third-party sponsoring organization who acts as a go-between Crossref and your organization. The sponsor may provide local language support and technical support, and pays Crossref directly; their sponsored members in turn pay the sponsor. You can browse a list of sponsors working in your area [here](https://www.crossref.org/membership/about-sponsors/#central-and-south-asia). I want to emphasize that DOIs are a long-term commitment; while you will pay an initial fee for registering them, you aren’t “buying” them, and you will have an obligation as a Crossref member (either independent or sponsored) to maintain the DOI and the metadata in the long term. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to let me know. --- _[View the full topic](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-for-publisher/6332)._