At Crossref, publishers deposit metadata, and researchers, libraries, funders, and policymakers all rely on it to track citations, analyze funding trends, and study scholarly publishing. Metadata connects different parts of the research ecosystem, but its quality depends on what gets registered and how it’s maintained.
The Crossref API Learning Hub provides guides and tools to help researchers retrieve and analyze metadata for their work.
Want to see how metadata is structured and retrieved? Learn how to:
- Retrieve funding data via the Crossref API
- Access citation counts and retraction records
- Work with journal-level metadata in R and Python
Explore resources to retrieve and analyze metadata here: crossref.org/learning
If you’re unsure how to retrieve the information about published works you’re interested in, share your questions here. We’re looking to add more useful resources to the Learning Hub.