diff --git a/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb b/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
index 96a600c98..75a03ef88 100644
--- a/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
+++ b/app/graphql/types/doi_item.rb
@@ -70,13 +70,13 @@ def formatted_citation(style: nil, locale: nil)
     bibliography = cp.render :bibliography, id: normalize_doi(object.doi)
     url = object.doi 
     unless /^https?:\/\//i.match?(object.doi)
-      url = "https://doi.org/#{object.doi}"      
+      url = "https://doi.org/#{object.doi}"
     end
-    bibliography.first.gsub(url,doi_link(url))
+    bibliography.first.gsub(url, doi_link(url))
   end
 
   def doi_link(url)
-    "<a href='#{url}' target='_blank' title='Go to landing page' class='item'> #{url} </a>"
+    "<a href='#{url}'>#{url}</a>"
   end
 
   def citeproc_hsh