# Content Registration **URL:** https://community.crossref.org/c/content-registration/24.md [Latest](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.crossref.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.crossref.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Content Registration category](https://community.crossref.org/t/about-the-content-registration-category/1294)
**Author:** [@Vanessa](https://community.crossref.org/u/Vanessa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2026 15:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/about-the-content-registration-category/1294 "2026-07-29T15:04:11Z")
Content registration allows Crossref members to register and update metadata via machine or human interfaces. Academic and professional research travels further if it’s linked to the millions of other published papers. … --- ## [NeoEcon Review — NERNew-- problem DOİ](https://community.crossref.org/t/neoecon-review-nernew-problem-doi/16102)
**Author:** [@Ofelya](https://community.crossref.org/u/Ofelya)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [20 October 2026 18:57 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/neoecon-review-nernew-problem-doi/16102 "2026-10-20T18:57:19Z")
The window to create a DOI opens and closes quickly. It is not possible to assign a DOI. --- ## [Schema 5.5 now available: adding CRediT, new record types for blogs and posters, and more - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-5-5-now-available-adding-credit-new-record-types-for-blogs-and-posters-and-more-crossref/16080)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2026 10:44 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-5-5-now-available-adding-credit-new-record-types-for-blogs-and-posters-and-more-crossref/16080 "2026-10-09T10:44:25Z")
Research is rarely limited to a single contributor performing a single role. Behind every research output are people contributing in various ways: software development, data analyses, methodology design, and much more. O… --- ## [No last page field for journal articles?](https://community.crossref.org/t/no-last-page-field-for-journal-articles/16491)
**Author:** [@drwwww](https://community.crossref.org/u/drwwww)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2026 19:17 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/no-last-page-field-for-journal-articles/16491 "2026-10-07T19:17:20Z")
In the new Metadata Manager, there is a field for first\_page but nowhere to enter last\_page as far as I can tell. Is there a last page field I’m missing? If not, is one planned? Meanwhile, is an XML re-deposit the righ… --- ## [How do I log into Crossref? - Membership Ticket of the Month - September 2026](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-log-into-crossref-membership-ticket-of-the-month-september-2026/16434)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 September 2026 17:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-log-into-crossref-membership-ticket-of-the-month-september-2026/16434 "2026-09-25T17:04:18Z")
Members and applicants sometimes ask how they can log into Crossref. The short answer is that there is not a single unified location or set of credentials that you’ll use to access Crossref’s tools and services. In today… --- ## [Need assistance with fixing typographical error](https://community.crossref.org/t/need-assistance-with-fixing-typographical-error/15512)
**Author:** [@adnan](https://community.crossref.org/u/adnan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [17 September 2026 16:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/need-assistance-with-fixing-typographical-error/15512 "2026-09-17T16:30:02Z")
Hi, Recently our team uploaded details for DOI and we noticed that one of the file name has error. Impact of UK Beverage Industry Online Advertising on Consumer Perceptions: A Localized Strategic Approach DOI: 10.6332… --- ## [How do I register my DOI with Crossref? - Membership Ticket of the Month - August 2026](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-register-my-doi-with-crossref-membership-ticket-of-the-month-august-2026/16345)
**Author:** [@NovaB](https://community.crossref.org/u/NovaB)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 10:38 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-register-my-doi-with-crossref-membership-ticket-of-the-month-august-2026/16345 "2026-09-04T10:38:38Z")
There are many different ways to register your DOI records with Crossref depending on your platform and record type. You might be able to set up your publishing platform to send the records to us, you might need to use a… --- ## [Public Identifier Plugins](https://community.crossref.org/t/public-identifier-plugins/15379)
**Author:** [@malay](https://community.crossref.org/u/malay)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [1 September 2026 07:05 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/public-identifier-plugins/15379 "2026-09-01T07:05:32Z")
Hi, I would like to upgrade the Public Identifier Plugins in OJS. Where can I obtain the plugin file to upload into the system? Also, after upgrading the plugin, is it possible for DOI to be generated automatically? R… --- ## [Ticket of the Month - July 2026 - Blogs in Posted Content](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-july-2026-blogs-in-posted-content/16327)
**Author:** [@priddle](https://community.crossref.org/u/priddle)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 18:48 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-july-2026-blogs-in-posted-content/16327 "2026-08-31T18:48:34Z")
With the introduction of the new 5.5 schema, blogs can now be correctly identified in posted content instead of using ‘other’ as the sub-type. In this post, I’ve focused on changing the type attribute in the XML, as show… --- ## [Two-step deposits and Crossmark metadata](https://community.crossref.org/t/two-step-deposits-and-crossmark-metadata/15500)
**Author:** [@voffch](https://community.crossref.org/u/voffch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [29 August 2026 08:40 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/two-step-deposits-and-crossmark-metadata/15500 "2026-08-29T08:40:24Z")
The documentation, Updating your metadata - Crossref , mentions that to update the Crossmark metadata (any of its fields, I guess?) we need to make two-step deposits. But I’m curious as to why this is so. Is it some tech… --- ## [Registering rich metadata for books, chapters, reports, dissertations, and updates just got easier - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/registering-rich-metadata-for-books-chapters-reports-dissertations-and-updates-just-got-easier-crossref/16285)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2026 14:36 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/registering-rich-metadata-for-books-chapters-reports-dissertations-and-updates-just-got-easier-crossref/16285 "2026-08-20T14:36:36Z")
You can now register rich metadata for a variety of record types in Metadata Manager using simple, guided workflows. The tool is used by many in our community to register grant and journal article records, and it has now… --- ## [Crossmark support for issue-level DOIs](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossmark-support-for-issue-level-dois/16243)
**Author:** [@boutaleb](https://community.crossref.org/u/boutaleb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2026 20:24 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossmark-support-for-issue-level-dois/16243 "2026-08-11T20:24:42Z")
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the implementation of Crossmark for journal issue DOIs. Many journals assign DOIs not only to individual articles but also to complete journal issues. An issue DOI may identi… --- ## [Ticket of the month - June 2026 - Post-Publication Updates in Metadata Manager](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-june-2026-post-publication-updates-in-metadata-manager/16253)
**Author:** [@Shayn](https://community.crossref.org/u/Shayn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 August 2026 15:53 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-june-2026-post-publication-updates-in-metadata-manager/16253 "2026-08-11T15:53:43Z")
If you’re a frequent user of our manual metadata entry and content registration tool, Metadata Manager, you may have noticed that it’s been expanding recently. In addition to journal and grants records which have been up… --- ## [How do I spot a fake "DOI"? - Membership Ticket of the Month - November 2025](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-spot-a-fake-doi-membership-ticket-of-the-month-november-2025/14911)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2026 16:37 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-spot-a-fake-doi-membership-ticket-of-the-month-november-2025/14911 "2026-08-06T16:37:34Z")
DOIs, as you probably know, are a tool that organizations can use to register metadata for scholarly materials they publish. When an organization registers a DOI, what they are doing is submitting metadata for that mater… --- ## [XML Generator for DOI Registration](https://community.crossref.org/t/xml-generator-for-doi-registration/16207)
**Author:** [@jej03](https://community.crossref.org/u/jej03)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2026 12:19 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/xml-generator-for-doi-registration/16207 "2026-08-05T12:19:09Z")
Does anyone here who uses Digital Commons for their journals have experience using the Crossref DOI Registration XML Generator? (Sorry, apparently I can’t add the direct link in this post? It’s from Scholar Tech dot Org)… --- ## [Organization as author in schema 5.5.0](https://community.crossref.org/t/organization-as-author-in-schema-5-5-0/16192)
**Author:** [@RCUB](https://community.crossref.org/u/RCUB)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [30 July 2026 16:34 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/organization-as-author-in-schema-5-5-0/16192 "2026-07-30T16:34:31Z")
I am trying to deposit a XML file with the new schema 5.5.0 with an organization as an only author, but I have to face two challenges: there is any example of a organization as contributor (or I have not been able to fin… --- ## [On metadata enrichment - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/on-metadata-enrichment-crossref/15496)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2026 15:32 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/on-metadata-enrichment-crossref/15496 "2026-07-28T15:32:34Z")
Metadata is communication; it can tell a story about research and paint a picture for others to respond to and learn from, across the world and throughout the forthcoming generations. Metadata can feel technical with wor… --- ## [I want to join Crossref as a sponsored member…how do I pick the right sponsor? - Membership Ticket of the Month - July 2026](https://community.crossref.org/t/i-want-to-join-crossref-as-a-sponsored-member-how-do-i-pick-the-right-sponsor-membership-ticket-of-the-month-july-2026/16160)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2026 14:59 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/i-want-to-join-crossref-as-a-sponsored-member-how-do-i-pick-the-right-sponsor-membership-ticket-of-the-month-july-2026/16160 "2026-07-22T14:59:38Z")
Crossref is a nonprofit membership-based trade organization. To register DOI records with us, your organization must first join Crossref as a member. There are two ways to join Crossref: as an independent member, or thro… --- ## [Ticket of the month - March 2026 - A Technical Support Specialist's Wish List](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-march-2026-a-technical-support-specialists-wish-list/15584)
**Author:** [@kluschek](https://community.crossref.org/u/kluschek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 July 2026 14:55 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-march-2026-a-technical-support-specialists-wish-list/15584 "2026-07-13T14:55:02Z")
Picture this: You’re floating along, happily registering your DOI records with Crossref when…uh oh. You are faced with an error message that seems very unhelpful. The system says you don’t have permissions! The DOI you t… --- ## [Ticket of the month - May 2026 - Why do I get a success message for my submission only to find out later it failed? What’s that about?](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-may-2026-why-do-i-get-a-success-message-for-my-submission-only-to-find-out-later-it-failed-what-s-that-about/16084)
**Author:** [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2026 20:19 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-may-2026-why-do-i-get-a-success-message-for-my-submission-only-to-find-out-later-it-failed-what-s-that-about/16084 "2026-07-10T20:19:57Z")
On any given day in our submission queue, we are typically processing hundreds of thousands of submissions. Due to the scale of our system, we have two endpoints that receive submissions: a synchronous endpoint that proc… --- ## [Xml is loaded in the system](https://community.crossref.org/t/xml-is-loaded-in-the-system/16069)
**Author:** [@Ofelya](https://community.crossref.org/u/Ofelya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2026 14:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/xml-is-loaded-in-the-system/16069 "2026-07-07T14:30:50Z")
Hello Why does it open as a web page when xml is loaded in the system? maybe I have loaded too many plugins? --- ## [Version 5.4.0 metadata schema update now available - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-metadata-schema-update-now-available-crossref/13439)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2026 08:23 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-metadata-schema-update-now-available-crossref/13439 "2026-07-06T08:23:18Z")
This year, metadata development is one of our key priorities and we’re making a start with the release of version 5.4.0 of our input schema with some long-awaited changes. This is the first in what will be a series of me… --- ## [How do I rejoin Crossref...and what happens once I rejoin? - Membership Ticket of the Month - June 2026](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-rejoin-crossref-and-what-happens-once-i-rejoin-membership-ticket-of-the-month-june-2026/16043)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 19:19 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-do-i-rejoin-crossref-and-what-happens-once-i-rejoin-membership-ticket-of-the-month-june-2026/16043 "2026-06-30T19:19:56Z")
Crossref is made of tens of thousands of member organizations, among them commercial publishers, learned societies, universities, nonprofits, and even a farm! While new Crossref members abound, sometimes memberships clos… --- ## [Record Registration Form: adding a corporate/organizational author](https://community.crossref.org/t/record-registration-form-adding-a-corporate-organizational-author/15988)
**Author:** [@MilvaEC](https://community.crossref.org/u/MilvaEC)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2026 11:58 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/record-registration-form-adding-a-corporate-organizational-author/15988 "2026-06-25T11:58:13Z")
Hello, I am registering a DOI for a conference proceedings supplement. The work has a corporate/group author (the conference itself), not individual authors. Crossref documentation indicates that organizational authors… --- ## [Building Better Connections: The Story of Crossref's Metadata Development - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-better-connections-the-story-of-crossrefs-metadata-development-crossref/15967)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 June 2026 20:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-better-connections-the-story-of-crossrefs-metadata-development-crossref/15967 "2026-06-18T20:12:39Z")
Three years ago, we asked our members what they needed from Crossref’s metadata. We received confirmation that we were going in the right direction, as well as some new ideas to explore. This helped set the course for ou… --- ## [Ticket of the month - September 2025 - A new helper tool for registering your journal articles - new Metadata Manager](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-september-2025-a-new-helper-tool-for-registering-your-journal-articles-new-metadata-manager/14582)
**Author:** [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [18 June 2026 17:10 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-september-2025-a-new-helper-tool-for-registering-your-journal-articles-new-metadata-manager/14582 "2026-06-18T17:10:39Z")
Lena on our program team and Patrick on our technical team have been working hard to get our newest helper tool - the Record Registration Form - ready for a formal launch. For this month’s ticket of the month, I am inclu… --- ## [Helping your sponsored members with title ownership transfers](https://community.crossref.org/t/helping-your-sponsored-members-with-title-ownership-transfers/15949)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2026 19:32 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/helping-your-sponsored-members-with-title-ownership-transfers/15949 "2026-06-12T19:32:21Z")
This post was originally an email to Crossref’s sponsors in late March. I’m reposting it to the Community Forum in case it can be useful for anyone else. The post assumes the reader is a representative of a Crossref spon… --- ## [Is it worth registering the DOI of an issue?](https://community.crossref.org/t/is-it-worth-registering-the-doi-of-an-issue/15901)
**Author:** [@gorodetsky](https://community.crossref.org/u/gorodetsky)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [2 June 2026 17:02 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/is-it-worth-registering-the-doi-of-an-issue/15901 "2026-06-02T17:02:01Z")
Is it worth registering the DOI of an issue? If a periodical is published, are all articles in the issue assigned a DOI? --- ## [Ticket of the month - April 2026 - I accidentally submitted metadata; can Crossref cancel or delete my submission?](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-april-2026-i-accidentally-submitted-metadata-can-crossref-cancel-or-delete-my-submission/15896)
**Author:** [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 June 2026 19:46 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-april-2026-i-accidentally-submitted-metadata-can-crossref-cancel-or-delete-my-submission/15896 "2026-06-01T19:46:27Z")
From time to time, we receive messages from members who have submitted their metadata to us via an XML submission or through a helper tool (e.g., Metadata Manager, web deposit form, or OJS) only to realize that they subm… --- ## [🎬 Help Us Improve Our Record Registration Video!](https://community.crossref.org/t/help-us-improve-our-record-registration-video/14131)
**Author:** [@robbykharosalien](https://community.crossref.org/u/robbykharosalien)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [19 May 2026 14:52 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/help-us-improve-our-record-registration-video/14131 "2026-05-19T14:52:19Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve been working on a short video (6:10 minutes) to guide you through registering content using the Record Registration form —and now we’d love to hear from you! :megaphone:Your feedback is incredibly va… [Next page](https://community.crossref.org/c/content-registration/24.md?page=1)