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**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2026 14:00 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/register-to-join-us-for-crossref-annual-meeting-and-board-election-crossref2026/16418 "2026-09-21T14:00:42Z")
Good infrastructure is patient work. This year’s meeting is built around that idea: Crossref as load-bearing infrastructure that is interconnected, long-term, producing something of real and lasting value only through… --- ## [2026 board election slate - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/2026-board-election-slate-crossref/16417)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 September 2026 13:52 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/2026-board-election-slate-crossref/16417 "2026-09-21T13:52:18Z")
On behalf of the Nominating Committee, I’m pleased to share the slate of candidates for the 2026 board election. Every active member organisation is invited to submit a ballot to elect the incoming board class. This is… --- ## [Continuing the Data Citations API endpoint in beta format](https://community.crossref.org/t/continuing-the-data-citations-api-endpoint-in-beta-format/16404)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 September 2026 13:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/continuing-the-data-citations-api-endpoint-in-beta-format/16404 "2026-09-18T13:04:14Z")
Six months ago, we launched an API endpoint for data citations. We said we’d give an update on progress after half a year, and here it is. The headline is that we won’t be making any big changes yet and will keep it runn… --- ## [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… --- ## [Improving how funding connects to research outputs - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/improving-how-funding-connects-to-research-outputs-crossref/16390)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 17:06 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/improving-how-funding-connects-to-research-outputs-crossref/16390 "2026-09-15T17:06:48Z")
Starting today, funder names deposited in Crossref metadata without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, to support an open and connected Research Nexus. Funding information is an increasingly important part of the … --- ## [Strengthening Scholarly Publishing in Africa - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-scholarly-publishing-in-africa-crossref/16382)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 September 2026 19:53 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-scholarly-publishing-in-africa-crossref/16382 "2026-09-14T19:53:00Z")
Strengthening Scholarly Publishing in Africa is a collaborative webinar series bringing together ASSAf, Crossref, DOAJ, EIFL, and PKP to share practical guidance, resources, and approaches for strengthening the publishin… --- ## [Ticket of the Month - August 2026 - Metadata quality improvement requests: what happens after you report one](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-august-2026-metadata-quality-improvement-requests-what-happens-after-you-report-one/16376)
**Author:** [@Natali](https://community.crossref.org/u/Natali)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 09:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-august-2026-metadata-quality-improvement-requests-what-happens-after-you-report-one/16376 "2026-09-11T09:04:23Z")
Each month we at the tech support team see people reaching out because they’ve spotted something off in a DOI’s metadata and want it fixed. We get a steady stream of these, so I thought it’d be worth walking through what… --- ## [Get and sync all Crossref metadata](https://community.crossref.org/t/get-and-sync-all-crossref-metadata/15562)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [8 September 2026 14:43 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/get-and-sync-all-crossref-metadata/15562 "2026-09-08T14:43:42Z")
Would you like to have all Crossref metadata? No problem! You can. There are a few questions you might want to ask yourself first, and below we look at how you can get your hands on it. First, why do we give our data aw… --- ## [Our monthly JSON snapshot is smaller, and that's a good thing](https://community.crossref.org/t/our-monthly-json-snapshot-is-smaller-and-thats-a-good-thing/16348)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 16:11 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/our-monthly-json-snapshot-is-smaller-and-thats-a-good-thing/16348 "2026-09-04T16:11:31Z")
The JSON snapshot generated for Metadata Plus users is around 20 GB smaller than last months. Uncompressed, it is larger than last months and contains all of the latest metadata. So, what happened? We recently made an u… --- ## [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… --- ## [Strengthening support for data citations and saying goodbye to Event Data - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-support-for-data-citations-and-saying-goodbye-to-event-data-crossref/15534)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [4 September 2026 08:09 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-support-for-data-citations-and-saying-goodbye-to-event-data-crossref/15534 "2026-09-04T08:09:35Z")
We’re excited to announce a new data citation API endpoint and are seeking your feedback. The new service makes existing data citation relationships in our metadata available, thereby surfacing this part of the research … --- ## [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… --- ## [DOI submission error](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-submission-error/5423)
**Author:** [@Primo](https://community.crossref.org/u/Primo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [31 August 2026 16:44 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-submission-error/5423 "2026-08-31T16:44:27Z")
Hello, I submitted a number and received an error saying that the name of the author of an article is too long (more than 60). Here is the submission ID : 1625241011 Could you please help me ? Many thanks. --- ## [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… --- ## [Unreachable Host behind DOI](https://community.crossref.org/t/unreachable-host-behind-doi/16301)
**Author:** [@BaumiCoder](https://community.crossref.org/u/BaumiCoder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 August 2026 12:51 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/unreachable-host-behind-doi/16301 "2026-08-27T12:51:06Z")
Hello together, I came a cross a DOI which redirects to an unreachable host: DOI: 10.14257/ijseia.2013.7.5.36 Redirects to: www.sersc.org/journals/IJSEIA/vol7\_no5\_2013/36.pdf Archived version of the paper: scholar.arc… --- ## [Share your feedback on the new Crossref Member Practices - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/share-your-feedback-on-the-new-crossref-member-practices-crossref/16248)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [27 August 2026 10:47 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/share-your-feedback-on-the-new-crossref-member-practices-crossref/16248 "2026-08-27T10:47:31Z")
In December 2026, we plan to publish new Crossref Member Practices which will set out the standards we expect all Crossref members to meet. From August to October 2026 we are consulting with our members on a draft of the… --- ## [What it means to be a global remote team - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/what-it-means-to-be-a-global-remote-team-crossref/16307)
**Author:** [@Michellec](https://community.crossref.org/u/Michellec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 August 2026 15:37 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/what-it-means-to-be-a-global-remote-team-crossref/16307 "2026-08-26T15:37:16Z")
In support of POSI, we are sharing insights into our HR world and what does it mean to be a global remote team. We explore diversity, equity, and inclusion – and how that reflects in our culture, policies, operations, an… --- ## [We’re heading to the Frankfurt Book Fair 2026 – see you there!](https://community.crossref.org/t/we-re-heading-to-the-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-see-you-there/16299)
**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 15:00 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/we-re-heading-to-the-frankfurt-book-fair-2026-see-you-there/16299 "2026-08-25T15:00:30Z")
Mark your calendars for 2026 October 7–11 and find us at Stand 4.1 H100 for #FBM26. Meeting members in person gives us a chance to hear what you’re working on, answer questions, and learn what would make Crossref mor… --- ## [I can't save (metadatamanage)](https://community.crossref.org/t/i-cant-save-metadatamanage/12225)
**Author:** [@gorodetsky](https://community.crossref.org/u/gorodetsky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [25 August 2026 12:09 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/i-cant-save-metadatamanage/12225 "2026-08-25T12:09:42Z")
Good afternoon I fill it out via metadatamanage. But having filled in one article, I can’t save as draft, and there are no error messages (other actions don’t work either) --- ## [Changes to cursors, filtering, and sorting in the REST API](https://community.crossref.org/t/changes-to-cursors-filtering-and-sorting-in-the-rest-api/16246)
**Author:** [@lmontilla](https://community.crossref.org/u/lmontilla)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 August 2026 13:06 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/changes-to-cursors-filtering-and-sorting-in-the-rest-api/16246 "2026-08-24T13:06:40Z")
On Monday 17 August 2026 24 August 2026, we will upgrade the Elasticsearch version used by our REST API. This is part of our regular maintenance of services and most users will not see any difference, however there are s… --- ## [Adding funding metadata to existing reports in Metadata Mgr](https://community.crossref.org/t/adding-funding-metadata-to-existing-reports-in-metadata-mgr/15757)
**Author:** [@LAbbott](https://community.crossref.org/u/LAbbott)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [22 August 2026 23:31 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/adding-funding-metadata-to-existing-reports-in-metadata-mgr/15757 "2026-08-22T23:31:37Z")
We’re using the nifty new Metadata Manager tool to edit our existing report DOIs (adding RORs, etc.) but we’re not seeing fields to add funder metadata. Is this currently not included in the manager and if not, when migh… --- ## [Question about publisher-deposit Booleans in the preprint–journal article relationship dataset](https://community.crossref.org/t/question-about-publisher-deposit-booleans-in-the-preprint-journal-article-relationship-dataset/16282)
**Author:** [@malikaslanyurek](https://community.crossref.org/u/malikaslanyurek)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2026 13:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/question-about-publisher-deposit-booleans-in-the-preprint-journal-article-relationship-dataset/16282 "2026-08-21T13:04:52Z")
Hello, I am analysing version 3 of Crossref’s public dataset of relationships between preprints and journal articles (Zenodo record 15124417; DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15124417), and I would appreciate clarification about the… --- ## [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… --- ## [To go far, go together: reflections from FORCE2026 - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/to-go-far-go-together-reflections-from-force2026-crossref/16283)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 14:25 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/to-go-far-go-together-reflections-from-force2026-crossref/16283 "2026-08-19T14:25:47Z")
This year’s edition of the FORCE11 conference was hosted in June by Singapore Management University. Its title, “To Go Far, Go Together: Advancing Scholarly Communication Across Boundaries and Disruptions” truly resonate… --- ## [Investing $4.9 million of our surplus in rebuilding the Crossref system - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/investing-4-9-million-of-our-surplus-in-rebuilding-the-crossref-system-crossref/16256)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [19 August 2026 03:08 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/investing-4-9-million-of-our-surplus-in-rebuilding-the-crossref-system-crossref/16256 "2026-08-19T03:08:37Z")
The infrastructure that registers and distributes Crossref metadata has been running and growing for more than two decades. It now does considerably more than it was built to do, and it shows: two large, tightly coupled … --- ## [Joint first authors](https://community.crossref.org/t/joint-first-authors/16271)
**Author:** [@rhiannon-ppl](https://community.crossref.org/u/rhiannon-ppl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2026 20:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/joint-first-authors/16271 "2026-08-17T20:12:47Z")
Is it possible to register metadata where two or more contributors both have @sequence=“first”, using an XML upload deposit? I have tried updating an existing record with two authors, using replacement XML where both con… --- ## [Exemples of DOI with corresponding-author role provided](https://community.crossref.org/t/exemples-of-doi-with-corresponding-author-role-provided/16273)
**Author:** [@fmerceur](https://community.crossref.org/u/fmerceur)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [17 August 2026 15:56 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/exemples-of-doi-with-corresponding-author-role-provided/16273 "2026-08-17T15:56:31Z")
Hello, could you please provide an example of a DOI where the corresponding-author role provided ? Is there a way to find some examples myself ? --- ## [Fee update: lowering and removing DOI registration fees in January 2027 - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/fee-update-lowering-and-removing-doi-registration-fees-in-january-2027-crossref/16260)
**Author:** [@lofiesh](https://community.crossref.org/u/lofiesh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2026 18:35 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/fee-update-lowering-and-removing-doi-registration-fees-in-january-2027-crossref/16260 "2026-08-13T18:35:07Z")
We have some rather unusual news to share: Crossref fees are going down again. At its meeting in Paris in July, the Crossref Board approved two further recommendations from the Resourcing Crossref for Future Sustainabili… --- ## [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… [Next page](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md?page=1)