Building Trust through Metadata: Webinar series for our community in India
We’re excited to announce a new Crossref learning series designed for our members and partners in India.
Building Trust through Metadata is a new Crossref learning series focused on supporting the publishing community in India and beyond. The sessions explore how richer metadata and Crossref’s infrastructure strengthen publishing practices, improve research visibility, and help preserve the integrity of the scholarly record. The series will also feature guest speakers from DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), who will share how their resources and guidance contribute to maintaining integrity within the scholarly publishing ecosystem.
Mark your calendars and register for the events:
Webinar: Publishing best practices and metadata: Crossref essentials + DOAJ
November 13, 2025 | 2:30 PM IST / 9 AM UTC | Registration here
What you’ll learn:
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Crossref’s role in the scholarly ecosystem
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The value of rich metadata in scholarly publishing
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How to improve and enrich your metadata
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An overview of DOAJ and its indexing criteria
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Ethics and best practices in open access publishing
Webinar: Upholding integrity: Crossref member obligations and COPE guidance
January 21, 2026 | 2:30 PM IST / 9 AM UTC | Registration here
What you’ll learn:
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How to use Crossref metadata to preserve the integrity of the scholarly record
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How Crossref member obligations help members demonstrate their support of the integrity of the scholarly record
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How contributing to the Research Nexus protects the integrity of the scholarly record
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The core publication ethics principles promoted by COPE
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Practical advice from COPE on how journals can uphold ethical standards in publishing
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COPE’s latest guidance on AI use in publishing and guest-edited collections and retractions
Webinar: Preserving the scholarly record: how to deposit post-publication updates with Crossref
March 12, 2026 | 4:30 PM IST / 11:00 AM UTC | Registration here
What you’ll learn:
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What are retractions and other post-publication updates and why are they important for preserving the integrity of the scholarly record
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How to register retractions and other post-publication updates using the Crossref infrastructure
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How to use the Crossmark service