How do we know when we’re ready to transfer?

If you are transitioning to Direct Membership you will be contacted by DataCite to confirm that your new membership is active. You will then be invited to an on-boarding session and will receive your production credentials. Once this is step is complete, you are ready to transfer.

If you are transitioning as Consortium Organization, you will be contacted by your Consortium Lead to confirm that your new repository environment is set up.

In both cases, a new repository environment will need to be created for the prefix(es) and DOIs. It is important to note that prefixes cannot be shared between repositories.