diff --git a/.changeset/curly-ads-repeat.md b/.changeset/curly-ads-repeat.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e291082e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/curly-ads-repeat.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'myst-templates': patch
+---
+
+Eliminate frontmatter validation warnings for template doc
diff --git a/.changeset/kind-planes-rhyme.md b/.changeset/kind-planes-rhyme.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1c40270f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/kind-planes-rhyme.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'myst-frontmatter': patch
+---
+
+Add dois to venue and biblio
diff --git a/docs/frontmatter.md b/docs/frontmatter.md
index 311162ee3..d3aebc0f7 100644
--- a/docs/frontmatter.md
+++ b/docs/frontmatter.md
@@ -728,13 +728,14 @@ The term `venue` is borrowed from the [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/about
 
 > Venues are where works are hosted.
 
-Available fields in the `venue` object are `title` and `url`.
+Available fields in the `venue` object are `title`, `short_title` (or title abbreviation), and `url`. You may also provide a DOI under `biblio`; this DOI is the _venue_ DOI.
 
 Some typical `venue` values may be:
 
 ```yaml
 venue:
   title: Journal of Geophysics
+  short_title: J. Geophys
   url: https://journal.geophysicsjournal.com
 ```
 
@@ -752,7 +753,7 @@ The term `biblio` is borrowed from the [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/abou
 
 > Old-timey bibliographic info for this work. This is mostly useful only in citation/reference contexts. These are all strings because sometimes you'll get fun values like "Spring" and "Inside cover."
 
-Available fields in the `biblio` object are `volume`, `issue`, `first_page` and `last_page`.
+Available fields in the `biblio` object are `volume`, `issue`, `first_page` and `last_page`. You may also provide a DOI under `biblio`; this DOI is the _issue_ DOI.
 
 Some example `biblio` values may be:
 
@@ -771,4 +772,5 @@ biblio:
   volume: '2022'
   issue: Winter
   first_page: Inside cover # can be a number or string
+  doi: 10.62329/MYISSUE
 ```
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/biblio.yml b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/biblio.yml
index 09f8fa292..4460674d3 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/biblio.yml
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/biblio.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,11 @@ cases:
         issue: example
         first_page: 1
         last_page: 2
+        doi: 10.0000/abc123
     normalized:
       biblio:
         volume: test
         issue: example
         first_page: 1
         last_page: 2
+        doi: 10.0000/abc123
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/types.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/types.ts
index 9eec57339..b44716a2d 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/types.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/types.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ export type Biblio = {
   // https://docs.openalex.org/about-the-data/work#biblio
   volume?: string | number; // sometimes you'll get fun values like "Spring" and "Inside cover."
   issue?: string | number;
+  doi?: string; // Issue DOI
   first_page?: string | number;
   last_page?: string | number;
 };
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/validators.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/validators.ts
index b7bfd394e..d0cbb7aed 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/biblio/validators.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import type { ValidationOptions } from 'simple-validators';
 import { defined, incrementOptions, validateObjectKeys } from 'simple-validators';
-import { validateStringOrNumber } from '../utils/validators.js';
+import { validateDoi, validateStringOrNumber } from '../utils/validators.js';
 import type { Biblio } from './types.js';
 
-const BIBLIO_KEYS = ['volume', 'issue', 'first_page', 'last_page'];
+const BIBLIO_KEYS = ['volume', 'issue', 'doi', 'first_page', 'last_page'];
 
 /**
  * Validate Biblio object
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ export function validateBiblio(input: any, opts: ValidationOptions) {
   if (defined(value.issue)) {
     output.issue = validateStringOrNumber(value.issue, incrementOptions('issue', opts));
   }
+  if (defined(value.doi)) {
+    output.doi = validateDoi(value.doi, incrementOptions('doi', opts));
+  }
   if (defined(value.first_page)) {
     output.first_page = validateStringOrNumber(
       value.first_page,
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.spec.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.spec.ts
index 937414561..5ec7776ae 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.spec.ts
@@ -710,6 +710,11 @@ describe('fillPageFrontmatter', () => {
       options: { a: 'b' },
     });
   });
+  it('biblio object fills', async () => {
+    expect(
+      fillPageFrontmatter({ biblio: { first_page: 10 } }, { biblio: { issue: 1 } }, opts),
+    ).toEqual({ biblio: { first_page: 10, issue: 1 } });
+  });
 });
 
 describe('fillSiteFrontmatter', () => {
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.ts
index 3ab022c5d..085cbe0c4 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/utils/fillPageFrontmatter.ts
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ export function fillProjectFrontmatter(
     };
   }
 
+  if (filler.biblio || base.biblio) {
+    frontmatter.biblio = {
+      ...(filler.biblio ?? {}),
+      ...(base.biblio ?? {}),
+    };
+  }
+
   if (!trimUnused) {
     if (filler.bibliography || base.bibliography) {
       frontmatter.bibliography = [
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/types.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/types.ts
index cb251c7ad..5269e026c 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/types.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/types.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 export type Venue = {
   title?: string;
+  short_title?: string;
   url?: string;
+  doi?: string;
 };
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/validators.ts b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/validators.ts
index 89a7ce0d4..ef04835ba 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/validators.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   validateString,
   validateUrl,
 } from 'simple-validators';
+import { validateDoi } from '../utils/validators.js';
 import type { Venue } from './types.js';
 
 /**
@@ -22,14 +23,24 @@ export function validateVenue(input: any, opts: ValidationOptions) {
     // This means 'venue.title' only shows up in errors if present in original input
     titleOpts = incrementOptions('title', opts);
   }
-  const value = validateObjectKeys(input, { optional: ['title', 'url'] }, opts);
+  const value = validateObjectKeys(
+    input,
+    { optional: ['title', 'short_title', 'url', 'doi'] },
+    opts,
+  );
   if (value === undefined) return undefined;
   const output: Venue = {};
   if (defined(value.title)) {
     output.title = validateString(value.title, titleOpts);
   }
+  if (defined(value.short_title)) {
+    output.short_title = validateString(value.short_title, incrementOptions('short_title', opts));
+  }
   if (defined(value.url)) {
     output.url = validateUrl(value.url, incrementOptions('url', opts));
   }
+  if (defined(value.doi)) {
+    output.doi = validateDoi(value.doi, incrementOptions('doi', opts));
+  }
   return output;
 }
diff --git a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/venues.yml b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/venues.yml
index 46f14214e..423d2c6c0 100644
--- a/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/venues.yml
+++ b/packages/myst-frontmatter/src/venues/venues.yml
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ cases:
       venue:
         title: test
     warnings: 1
+  - title: doi/short_title validate
+    raw:
+      venue:
+        title: test
+        url: http://example.com
+        doi: 10.0000/abc123
+        short_title: test
+    normalized:
+      venue:
+        title: test
+        url: http://example.com
+        doi: 10.0000/abc123
+        short_title: test
diff --git a/packages/myst-templates/src/validators.ts b/packages/myst-templates/src/validators.ts
index 89fce5484..3c5c5015c 100644
--- a/packages/myst-templates/src/validators.ts
+++ b/packages/myst-templates/src/validators.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { TemplateKind, TemplateOptionType } from 'myst-common';
 import type { ReferenceStash } from 'myst-frontmatter';
 import {
   PAGE_FRONTMATTER_KEYS,
+  PROJECT_FRONTMATTER_KEYS,
   RESERVED_EXPORT_KEYS,
   validateAffiliation,
   validateAndStashObject,
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 } from 'myst-frontmatter';
 import {
   defined,
+  filterKeys,
   incrementOptions,
   validateBoolean,
   validateChoice,
@@ -211,7 +213,10 @@ export function validateTemplateDoc(
   options: Record<string, any>,
   opts: ValidationOptions,
 ) {
-  const output = validateProjectFrontmatter(frontmatter, opts);
+  const output = validateProjectFrontmatter(
+    filterKeys(frontmatter, PROJECT_FRONTMATTER_KEYS),
+    opts,
+  );
   if (output === undefined) return undefined;
   const filteredDoc = docDefinitions.filter((def) => {
     return conditionMet(def, { ...options });