# Register a proceedings DOI without also registering the indiviual abstract DOIs **URL:** \ **Category:** Content Registration\ **Tags:** xml\_samples, web\_deposit\_form, content-registration, deposit\_support, conference\ **Created:** [10 January 2024 01:51 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-a-proceedings-doi-without-also-registering-the-indiviual-abstract-dois/4651 "2024-01-10T01:51:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tuwpub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/tuwpub/32/524_2.png) [@Tuwpub](https://community.crossref.org/u/Tuwpub)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2024 01:51 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-a-proceedings-doi-without-also-registering-the-indiviual-abstract-dois/4651/1 "2024-01-10T01:51:05Z")
Hi It’s been brought to my attention that the conference proceedings DOI for a 2022 conference isn’t working and it appears was never deposited. I had manually created the xml to deposit the approx 15 conference abstracts and those DOIS are working perfectly. I’ve been trying to register the just the conference proceedings (as a whole publication) DOI - but when I use the Web Deposit form - it requires I add papers as well - which I don’t need to do. I tried writing xml for just the conference proceedings DOI but it keeps failing - (I don’t really know how to write xml without a template). Are you able to provide me with an xml guide/ template for registering just the conference DOI - not including the abstract DOIs as well? Thank you and Happy New Year ---
**Author:** ![ifarley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/ifarley/32/44_2.png) [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2024 21:42 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-a-proceedings-doi-without-also-registering-the-indiviual-abstract-dois/4651/2 "2024-01-10T21:42:27Z")
Hi @Tuwpub , Thanks for your message. Here’s an XML sample using our 5.3.0 schema version that you can follow: [https://gitlab.com/crossref/schema/-/blob/master/best-practice-examples/conf\_single5.3.0.xml](https://gitlab.com/crossref/schema/-/blob/master/best-practice-examples/conf_single5.3.0.xml) There are more XML samples, including other conference samples, here: [Example XML metadata - Crossref](https://www.crossref.org/xml-samples/). Start there and let me know if you have any questions as you work through that. -Isaac ---
**Author:** ![Tuwpub](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/tuwpub/32/524_2.png) [@Tuwpub](https://community.crossref.org/u/Tuwpub)\ **Post date:** [10 January 2024 23:14 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-a-proceedings-doi-without-also-registering-the-indiviual-abstract-dois/4651/3 "2024-01-10T23:14:10Z")
Thank you Isaac for answering so quickly, I used that template and it worked perfectly! We now have a working proceedings DOI, thank you! ---
**Author:** ![rahsagroup](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/rahsagroup/32/1351_2.png) [@rahsagroup](https://community.crossref.org/u/rahsagroup)\ **Post date:** [11 January 2024 08:33 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-a-proceedings-doi-without-also-registering-the-indiviual-abstract-dois/4651/4 "2024-01-11T08:33:08Z")
> [@Tuwpub](#): > > Hi > It’s been brought to my attention that the conference proceedings DOI for a 2022 conference isn’t working and it appears was never deposited. I had manually created the xml to deposit the approx 15 conference abstracts and those DOIS are working perfectly. > > I’ve been trying to register the just the conference proceedings (as a whole publication) DOI - but when I use the Web Deposit form - it requires I add papers as well - which I don’t need to do. > I tried writing xml for just the conference proceedings DOI but it keeps failing - (I don’t really know how to write xml without a template). Are you able to provide me with an xml guide/ template for registering just the conference DOI - not including the abstract DOIs as well? > > Thank you and Happy New Year thankssssssss bro.very nice