Zenodo DOI Guide for Audio Projects

May 5, 2026 ยท View on GitHub

A DOI makes a GitHub project easier to cite in papers, theses, reports, and educational references.

Steps

  1. Create or log into a Zenodo account.
  2. Connect Zenodo to GitHub.
  3. Enable the target repository in Zenodo.
  4. Create a GitHub Release.
  5. Zenodo archives the release and generates a DOI.
  6. Add the DOI badge to the README.
  7. Add the DOI to CITATION.cff and BibTeX.

Best candidates

  • FreeEQ8 - first priority because it is a public audio-plugin proof anchor.
  • Instrudio - strong candidate because of SSOT architecture and Studio Violin references.
  • FreeVox8 - add DOI after the source/binary release is validated.

Use a title that reads like software, not marketing:

FreeEQ8: Open-source JUCE/C++ parametric equalizer plugin

Instrudio: Single-source-of-truth Web Audio virtual instrument runtime

FreeVox8: Spectral vocoder and ghost-resynthesis audio plugin