# Metadata Development **URL:** https://community.crossref.org/c/metadata-development/15.md [Latest](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.crossref.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.crossref.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Metadata Development category](https://community.crossref.org/t/about-the-metadata-development-category/1131)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2019 15:59 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/about-the-metadata-development-category/1131 "2019-09-23T15:59:59Z")
Crossref metadata development - share suggestions for expanding and refining Crossref metadata, stay up to date with requests for community feedback and schema releases, and more. --- ## [Request for feedback](https://community.crossref.org/t/request-for-feedback/13428)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [7 October 2026 19:21 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/request-for-feedback/13428 "2026-10-07T19:21:26Z")
Our latest schema update 5.4.0 is now available and we’ve commenced work on the next update, which will include adding support for the CRediT vocabulary to contributor roles, and making contrib. roles repeatable. I’d lik… --- ## [Schema deprecation](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-deprecation/15686)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 April 2026 14:08 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-deprecation/15686 "2026-04-20T14:08:01Z")
As announced in December, we are beginning the process of deprecating several metadata schemas used to register DOI records with Crossref. Maintaining multiple schemas is resource-intensive and prevents us from moving fo… --- ## [Remodeling names and including statements in metadata - request for feedback](https://community.crossref.org/t/remodeling-names-and-including-statements-in-metadata-request-for-feedback/15685)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [20 April 2026 12:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/remodeling-names-and-including-statements-in-metadata-request-for-feedback/15685 "2026-04-20T12:30:22Z")
We are planning to update the modeling of names in our metadata to better capture both people and group/organization names. Our current structure is limited and forces names to be mislabeled or truncated. We also need t… --- ## [Version 5.4.0 of our metadata input schema is now available](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-of-our-metadata-input-schema-is-now-available/13427)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 March 2025 16:23 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-of-our-metadata-input-schema-is-now-available/13427 "2025-03-18T16:23:08Z")
The latest update to our metadata input schema is live and will be announced soon. I’ve prepared a document with details and examples for those who are interested in migrating to the latest update: Crossref Metadata Inpu… --- ## [Work Identifiers Open Alex](https://community.crossref.org/t/work-identifiers-open-alex/12301)
**Author:** [@OAI-Wetz](https://community.crossref.org/u/OAI-Wetz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 October 2024 15:26 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/work-identifiers-open-alex/12301 "2024-10-01T15:26:08Z")
Dear Community, I’d like to suggest OpenAlex Work Identifier –new attribute to \ nested in \ \ instead of \ for example \ **Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 July 2024 23:38 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/metadata-schema-development-plans-crossref/11741 "2024-07-22T23:38:21Z") In Spring 2023 we sent out a survey to our community with a goal of assessing what our priorities for metadata development should be - what projects are our community ready to support? Where is the greatest need? What ar… --- ## [Request for feedback!](https://community.crossref.org/t/request-for-feedback/6610)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 July 2024 20:34 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/request-for-feedback/6610 "2024-07-09T20:34:13Z")
We are planning to do a small schema release in the coming months but want to make sure we have up-to-date community feedback as it has been a while since some of these ideas have been circulated - please comment directl… --- ## [Schema updates - need feedback](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-updates-need-feedback/1154)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2019 14:41 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-updates-need-feedback/1154 "2019-10-17T14:41:37Z")
I sent this via email as well - I’ve written up our plans for the next schema update: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wGqBDmd3MmUSV5WitJ4r9HrHgfMb9wwqSosbt5km\_1g/edit# Once we’ve discussed this within our group I’l…