diff --git a/src/components/Tabs/IdentificationTab.jsx b/src/components/Tabs/IdentificationTab.jsx
index c2c5fe7f..bff37e74 100644
--- a/src/components/Tabs/IdentificationTab.jsx
+++ b/src/components/Tabs/IdentificationTab.jsx
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import RequiredMark from "../FormComponents/RequiredMark";
 import SelectInput from "../FormComponents/SelectInput";
 import licenses from "../../utils/licenses";
 import recordToDataCite from "../../utils/recordToDataCite";
-import { validateField, doiRegexp } from "../../utils/validate";
+import { validateField, validateDOI } from "../../utils/validate";
 
 import {
   QuestionText,
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
   const { createDraftDoi, updateDraftDoi, deleteDraftDoi } = useContext(UserContext);
   const { language, region, userID } = useParams();
   const regionInfo = regions[region];
-  const doiIsValid = Boolean(
-    !record.datasetIdentifier || doiRegexp.test(record.datasetIdentifier)
-  );
+  const doiIsValid =validateDOI(record.datasetIdentifier)
+  
   const languageUpperCase = language.toUpperCase();
   const [doiGenerated, setDoiGenerated] = useState(false);
   const [doiErrorFlag, setDoiErrorFlag] = useState(false);
@@ -89,13 +88,13 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
         })
         .then(async (attributes) => {
           // Update the record object with datasetIdentifier and doiCreationStatus
-          updateRecord("datasetIdentifier")(attributes.doi);
+          updateRecord("datasetIdentifier")(`https://doi.org/${attributes.doi}`);
           updateRecord("doiCreationStatus")("draft");
 
           // Create a new object with updated properties
           const updatedRecord = {
             ...record,
-            datasetIdentifier: attributes.doi,
+            datasetIdentifier: `https://doi.org/${attributes.doi}`,
             doiCreationStatus: "draft",
           };
 
@@ -134,8 +133,11 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
       delete mappedDataCiteObject.data.type;
       delete mappedDataCiteObject.data.attributes.prefix;
 
+      // Extract DOI from the full URL
+      const doi = record.datasetIdentifier.replace('https://doi.org/', '');
+
       const dataObject = {
-        doi: record.datasetIdentifier,
+        doi,
         data: mappedDataCiteObject,
       }
 
@@ -161,7 +163,10 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
     setLoadingDoiDelete(true);
 
     try {
-      deleteDraftDoi(record.datasetIdentifier)
+      // Extract DOI from the full URL
+      const doi = record.datasetIdentifier.replace('https://doi.org/', '');
+
+      deleteDraftDoi(doi)
         .then((response) => response.data)
         .then(async (statusCode) => {
           if (statusCode === 204) {
@@ -732,7 +737,7 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
                   Loading...
                 </>
               ) : (
-                "Generate Draft DOI"
+                "Generate DOI"
               )}
             </div>
           </Button>
@@ -749,7 +754,7 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
                     Loading...
                 </>
               ) : (
-                "Update Draft DOI"
+                "Update DOI"
               )}
             </div>
           </Button>
@@ -766,7 +771,7 @@ const IdentificationTab = ({
                   Loading...
               </>
             ) : (
-              "Delete Draft DOI"
+              "Delete DOI"
             )}
           </div>
         </Button>
diff --git a/src/utils/validate.js b/src/utils/validate.js
index b5124564..c8f51b30 100644
--- a/src/utils/validate.js
+++ b/src/utils/validate.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ function isValidHttpUrl(string) {
 
   return url.protocol === "http:" || url.protocol === "https:";
 }
-
+export const validateDOI = (val) => !val || (doiRegexp.test(val) && isValidHttpUrl(val));
 const validateLatitude = (num) => num >= -90 && num <= 90;
 
 const deepCompare = (obj1, obj2) =>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ const validators = {
     },
   },
   datasetIdentifier: {
-    validation: (val) => !val || (doiRegexp.test(val) && isValidHttpUrl(val)),
+    validation: validateDOI,
     optional: true,
     tab: "dataID",
     error: {