I have uploaded an article which has not been peer reviewed yet. The journal is requesting a doi, how can i generate it. I cannot find a button "generate doi" under tab "more
This seems strange to me - usually the journals generate DOIs for the articles published there. ResearchGate offers DOIs only for unpublished research items, see https://help.researchgate.net/hc/en-us/articles/14293044585745 for explanations and instructions. See also these discussions for recommendations on how to get DOIs for publications:
Borrowing from Rob Keller: The best and most easy way to create a DOI for a paper of a journal that don't assign DOI number or chapters of previously published books without a DOI etc. is Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/
ResearchGate itself does not generate DOIs for articles. DOIs are typically assigned by publishers or registration agencies.
To obtain a DOI for your article, you will need to go through the formal publication process with a reputable journal or conference. Once your article goes through the peer-review process and is accepted for publication, the journal will assign a DOI to your article as part of the publishing workflow.
If you have already submitted your article to a journal and it is currently under review, you can wait until it is accepted and published to obtain a DOI. At that point, the journal will provide you with the DOI for your article.
If you have uploaded a preprint version of your article to ResearchGate, it's important to note that preprints typically do not receive DOIs. Preprints are early versions of research papers that are shared before formal peer review. DOIs are typically assigned to the final published versions of articles.