Research is rarely limited to a single contributor performing a single role. Behind every research output are people contributing in various ways: software development, data analyses, methodology design, and much more. Often, the same person contributes in several of these ways. Until now, Crossref metadata could only capture part of that picture, and this is changing now.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/schema-5.5-now-available-adding-credit-new-record-types-for-blogs-and-posters-and-more/