# Integrity of the Scholarly Record (ISR) **URL:** https://community.crossref.org/c/strategy/research-integrity/46.md [Latest](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.crossref.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.crossref.org/tags.md) --- ## [About the Integrity of the Scholarly Record (ISR) category](https://community.crossref.org/t/about-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-isr-category/5256)
**Author:** [@Ginny](https://community.crossref.org/u/Ginny)\ **Replies:** 0
This category is all about research integrity and the community working with Crossref to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record (ISR) which is a key strategic theme with a number of active projects. --- ## [Crossref at the ISMTE 2025 Annual Conference - Editors Without Borders: Breaking Silos in a Technological World](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-at-the-ismte-2025-annual-conference-editors-without-borders-breaking-silos-in-a-technological-world/14375)
**Author:** [@MadhuraAmdekar](https://community.crossref.org/u/MadhuraAmdekar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 August 2025 10:11 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-at-the-ismte-2025-annual-conference-editors-without-borders-breaking-silos-in-a-technological-world/14375 "2025-08-28T10:11:03Z")
From 5-8 August 2025, we attended and spoke at the International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE) 2025 annual conference in the vibrant city of Montréal in Canada. This event brought together managing an… --- ## [Concerns regarding stealth journal transfers and DOI mismanagement](https://community.crossref.org/t/concerns-regarding-stealth-journal-transfers-and-doi-mismanagement/14264)
**Author:** [@albertomartin](https://community.crossref.org/u/albertomartin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [20 August 2025 14:59 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/concerns-regarding-stealth-journal-transfers-and-doi-mismanagement/14264 "2025-08-20T14:59:24Z")
Concerns Regarding Stealth Journal Transfers and DOI Mismanagement Hello everyone, My name is Alberto Martín-Martín, and I’m a researcher in the field of bibliometrics and scholarly communication. Apologies in advance … --- ## [Predatory publishers/journals](https://community.crossref.org/t/predatory-publishers-journals/14252)
**Author:** [@MTP](https://community.crossref.org/u/MTP)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2025 02:18 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/predatory-publishers-journals/14252 "2025-08-08T02:18:16Z")
(I wasn’t sure where to post this, but ISR seemed the most likely place.) I think it’s common knowledge that predatory publishers and journals are increasingly problematic in the world of scholarly output. Earlier toda… --- ## [Crossref at WCRI 2024](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-at-wcri-2024/6690)
**Author:** [@MadhuraAmdekar](https://community.crossref.org/u/MadhuraAmdekar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 July 2024 09:22 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-at-wcri-2024/6690 "2024-07-10T09:22:24Z")
In the first week of June, we were in sunny Athens to participate in the 8th World Conference on Research Integrity. This four-day conference brought together hundreds of participants that included research integrity exp… --- ## [Research Integrity Roundtable 2024 - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/research-integrity-roundtable-2024-crossref/12605)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 November 2024 18:59 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/research-integrity-roundtable-2024-crossref/12605 "2024-11-15T18:59:29Z")
For the third year in a row, Crossref hosted a roundtable on research integrity prior to the Frankfurt book fair. This year the event looked at Crossmark, our tool to display retractions and other post-publication update… --- ## [Changes to delivery of Retraction Watch metadata](https://community.crossref.org/t/changes-to-delivery-of-retraction-watch-metadata/12368)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 October 2024 13:10 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/changes-to-delivery-of-retraction-watch-metadata/12368 "2024-10-11T13:10:25Z")
We have completed the next step for delivery of metadata from Retraction Watch. The csv file could previously be downloaded from our labs infrastructure. In order to make it easier to update and more stable, we have move… --- ## [Integrity of the Scholarly Record (ISR): what do research institutions think? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-isr-what-do-research-institutions-think-crossref/5481)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 May 2024 20:37 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-isr-what-do-research-institutions-think-crossref/5481 "2024-05-09T20:37:45Z")
Earlier this year, we reported on the roundtable discussion event that we had organised in Frankfurt on the heels of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2023. This event was the second in the series of roundtable events that we are … --- ## [What is our role in preserving the integrity of the scholarly record? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/what-is-our-role-in-preserving-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/2962)
**Author:** [@Ginny](https://community.crossref.org/u/Ginny)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [23 September 2022 11:01 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/what-is-our-role-in-preserving-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/2962 "2022-09-23T11:01:28Z")
The integrity of the scholarly record is an essential aspect of research integrity. Every strategic initiative and additional service that we has launched since our founding has been focused on documenting and clarifying… --- ## [ISR part one: What is our role in preserving the integrity of the scholarly record? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-one-what-is-our-role-in-preserving-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3009)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2022 16:49 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-one-what-is-our-role-in-preserving-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3009 "2022-10-10T16:49:10Z")
The integrity of the scholarly record is an essential aspect of research integrity. Every initiative and service that we have launched since our founding has been focused on documenting and clarifying the scholarly recor… --- ## [ISR part four: Working together as a community to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-four-working-together-as-a-community-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3537)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2023 14:55 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-four-working-together-as-a-community-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3537 "2023-04-27T14:55:12Z")
We’ve been spending some time speaking to the community about our role in research integrity, and particularly the integrity of the scholarly record. In this blog, we’ll be sharing what we’ve discovered, and what we’ve b… --- ## [Where does Crossref have the most impact on helping the community to assess the trustworthiness of the scholarly record? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-the-community-to-assess-the-trustworthiness-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3032)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2022 16:29 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-the-community-to-assess-the-trustworthiness-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3032 "2022-10-17T16:29:09Z")
Ans: metadata and services are all underpinned by POSI. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-the-community-to-… --- ## [ISR part three: Where does Crossref have the most impact on helping the community to assess the trustworthiness of the scholarly record? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-three-where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-the-community-to-assess-the-trustworthiness-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3101)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 November 2022 13:31 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-three-where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-the-community-to-assess-the-trustworthiness-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3101 "2022-11-08T13:31:48Z")
Ans: metadata and services are all underpinned by POSI. This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/isr-part-three-where-does-crossref-have-the-most-impact-on-helping-th… --- ## [ISR part two: How our membership approach helps to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-two-how-our-membership-approach-helps-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3100)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 November 2022 12:54 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-two-how-our-membership-approach-helps-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3100 "2022-11-08T12:54:56Z")
In part one of our series on the Integrity of the Scholarly Record (ISR), we talked about how the metadata that our members register with us helps to preserve the integrity of the record, and in particular how ’trust sig… --- ## [ISR Part 2: How our membership approach helps to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-2-how-our-membership-approach-helps-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3010)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [10 October 2022 17:16 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/isr-part-2-how-our-membership-approach-helps-to-preserve-the-integrity-of-the-scholarly-record-crossref/3010 "2022-10-10T17:16:53Z")
In part one of our series on the Integrity of the Scholarly Record (ISR), we talked about how the metadata that our members register with us helps to preserve the integrity of the record, and in particular how ’trust sig…