# \#community **URL:** https://community.crossref.org/tag/community/102.md [Latest](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.crossref.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.crossref.org/tags.md) --- ## [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… --- ## [Building Trust through Metadata: a recap of the Crossref learning series - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-trust-through-metadata-a-recap-of-the-crossref-learning-series-crossref/16237)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2026 14:17 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-trust-through-metadata-a-recap-of-the-crossref-learning-series-crossref/16237 "2026-08-06T14:17:01Z")
The Crossref community in India is as diverse as the region that it represents, comprising 1605 members, 11 sponsoring organisations, and 5 ambassadors, who between them cover the length and breadth of this country. Betw… --- ## [Building, refining, and connecting: summary of our May 2026 Community Update - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-refining-and-connecting-summary-of-our-may-2026-community-update-crossref/16046)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2026 20:46 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-refining-and-connecting-summary-of-our-may-2026-community-update-crossref/16046 "2026-06-30T20:46:47Z")
Our 2026 Community Update took place on 13 May. Two calls, one for the eastern and one for the western time zone, highlighted how our global community is growing, how we’re refining the metadata that supports trust in th… --- ## [New Crossref Service Providers Program ready for applications - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/new-crossref-service-providers-program-ready-for-applications-crossref/15995)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 June 2026 18:42 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/new-crossref-service-providers-program-ready-for-applications-crossref/15995 "2026-06-23T18:42:27Z")
We are pleased to announce the re-launch of the Crossref Service Providers Program. From today, we are accepting applications from organisations providing tools for metadata registration to Crossref members. Participatio… --- ## [Co-access deprecation is coming: are you ready? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/co-access-deprecation-is-coming-are-you-ready-crossref/15895)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 June 2026 18:42 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/co-access-deprecation-is-coming-are-you-ready-crossref/15895 "2026-06-01T18:42:21Z")
Last September, we announced we’d be deprecating co-access and encouraging its ~100 users to use our multiple resolution service. We announced that no new DOIs will be placed in co-access from 1st of July 2026 and that t… --- ## [Express your interest in joining our Board of Directors - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/express-your-interest-in-joining-our-board-of-directors-crossref/15848)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2026 19:53 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/express-your-interest-in-joining-our-board-of-directors-crossref/15848 "2026-05-22T19:53:35Z")
The Crossref Nominating Committee is inviting expressions of interest to join the Board of Directors of Crossref for the term starting in January 2027. The committee will gather responses from those interested and create… --- ## [Mission Accessible: building better user interfaces for everyone - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/mission-accessible-building-better-user-interfaces-for-everyone-crossref/15841)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 May 2026 11:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/mission-accessible-building-better-user-interfaces-for-everyone-crossref/15841 "2026-05-21T11:12:37Z")
Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and accessibility has been on our minds lately. We’ve recently completed an internal audit of all our user interfaces, and have added a new accessibility page to our website, … --- ## [From 1990 to today: connecting HFSP's grant history to the research nexus - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/from-1990-to-today-connecting-hfsps-grant-history-to-the-research-nexus-crossref/15832)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [19 May 2026 11:50 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/from-1990-to-today-connecting-hfsps-grant-history-to-the-research-nexus-crossref/15832 "2026-05-19T11:50:07Z")
For a funder with over thirty years of funding history, making all of their funding metadata openly available is no small undertaking. In this conversation, I chat with Guntram Bauer, Chief Scientific Officer at the Huma… --- ## [Voices from Crossref Metadata Sprint in São Paulo - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/voices-from-crossref-metadata-sprint-in-sao-paulo-crossref/15572)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2026 16:01 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/voices-from-crossref-metadata-sprint-in-sao-paulo-crossref/15572 "2026-04-23T16:01:19Z")
This year, we placed a spotlight on the Latin American community, hosting the second Crossref Metadata Sprint in São Paulo, Brazil from 4 - 6 March 2026. In our first tri-lingual event, we brought together 31 participant… --- ## [Free metadata audit by prefix or ISSN, with citation-weighted priorities for your Crossref DOIs](https://community.crossref.org/t/free-metadata-audit-by-prefix-or-issn-with-citation-weighted-priorities-for-your-crossref-dois/15701)
**Author:** [@fabianosantana-galoa](https://community.crossref.org/u/fabianosantana-galoa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2026 15:46 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/free-metadata-audit-by-prefix-or-issn-with-citation-weighted-priorities-for-your-crossref-dois/15701 "2026-04-23T15:46:25Z")
A free Crossref metadata audit with citation-weighted priorities The Galoá Metadata Refiner is a free Crossref metadata audit, no signup. Paste a prefix or ISSN and get back a Health Score plus a citation-weighted list o… --- ## [Strengthening community connections in São Paulo - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-community-connections-in-sao-paulo-crossref/15665)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [22 April 2026 19:44 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/strengthening-community-connections-in-sao-paulo-crossref/15665 "2026-04-22T19:44:46Z")
Versão em português This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/strengthening-community-connections-in-s%c3%a3o-paulo --- ## [Reflections from Bangkok - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/reflections-from-bangkok-crossref/15578)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [2 April 2026 18:26 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/reflections-from-bangkok-crossref/15578 "2026-04-02T18:26:19Z")
Each organization in the global community of Crossref members (that’s currently over 24k organizations in 166 different countries) plays a key role in building the Research Nexus. Any opportunity we have to meet with our… --- ## [2026 public data file now available - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/2026-public-data-file-now-available-crossref/15472)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [31 March 2026 09:05 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/2026-public-data-file-now-available-crossref/15472 "2026-03-31T09:05:04Z")
Once a year we release all metadata records for content registered with Crossref in a public data file. This year’s version, containing nearly 180 million records, is now available. It includes metadata associated with a… --- ## [DOI resolution and deposit outage on 17 March 2026 - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-resolution-and-deposit-outage-on-17-march-2026-crossref/15564)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 March 2026 18:07 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/doi-resolution-and-deposit-outage-on-17-march-2026-crossref/15564 "2026-03-30T18:07:51Z")
On 17 March 2026, we experienced an outage that affected DOI resolution for Crossref DOIs and the deposit of metadata records by Crossref members. In this summary, we outline what happened, the impact on our community, a… --- ## [Reflections from the Crossref Ambassador Community - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/reflections-from-the-crossref-ambassador-community-crossref/15466)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 March 2026 22:14 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/reflections-from-the-crossref-ambassador-community-crossref/15466 "2026-03-16T22:14:35Z")
Crossref Ambassadors act as local points of contact, meeting editors, librarians, researchers, and institutions to help them navigate Crossref services and understand how strong metadata supports visibility, integrity, a… --- ## [Renewed partnership: DOAJ and Crossref focus on equitable scholarly metadata and global support - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/renewed-partnership-doaj-and-crossref-focus-on-equitable-scholarly-metadata-and-global-support-crossref/15445)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 March 2026 18:40 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/renewed-partnership-doaj-and-crossref-focus-on-equitable-scholarly-metadata-and-global-support-crossref/15445 "2026-03-12T18:40:10Z")
We have renewed our partnership with DOAJ to focus on a new set of objectives that reflect both organisations’ commitment to improving sustainable and equitable services and infrastructure. This renewed collaboration foc… --- ## [REST API pools: Which to use and when?](https://community.crossref.org/t/rest-api-pools-which-to-use-and-when/15317)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 February 2026 15:58 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/rest-api-pools-which-to-use-and-when/15317 "2026-02-23T15:58:52Z")
What are the differences between the public, polite, and plus API pools? You may have seen that we have three different pools for accessing metadata, depending on whether you authenticate and how much information you gi… --- ## [A spotlight on our community in Indonesia - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/a-spotlight-on-our-community-in-indonesia-crossref/15204)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 January 2026 00:19 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/a-spotlight-on-our-community-in-indonesia-crossref/15204 "2026-01-29T00:19:26Z")
Click here for the translation in Bahasa Indonesia This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/a-spotlight-on-our-community-in-indonesia --- ## [Celebrating Crossref’s 25th anniversary at our annual meeting: satellite event highlights](https://community.crossref.org/t/celebrating-crossref-s-25th-anniversary-at-our-annual-meeting-satellite-event-highlights/14959)
**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [27 January 2026 04:06 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/celebrating-crossref-s-25th-anniversary-at-our-annual-meeting-satellite-event-highlights/14959 "2026-01-27T04:06:37Z")
As part of this year’s Annual Meeting and Board election (crossref2025), we hosted a series of satellite events that brought local members together in Nairobi, Bogotá, Medan, London, Washington DC, and Madrid. Many of th… --- ## [Insights from a roundtable on author affiliation metadata - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/insights-from-a-roundtable-on-author-affiliation-metadata-crossref/15162)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 January 2026 16:02 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/insights-from-a-roundtable-on-author-affiliation-metadata-crossref/15162 "2026-01-22T16:02:32Z")
It’s been said that Americans are unusual in tending to ask “Where do you work?” as an initial question upon introduction to a new acquaintance, indicating a perhaps unhealthy preoccupation with work as identity. But in … --- ## [The GEM program - Year Three and program expansion for 2026 - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-gem-program-year-three-and-program-expansion-for-2026-crossref/15110)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 January 2026 19:06 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-gem-program-year-three-and-program-expansion-for-2026-crossref/15110 "2026-01-14T19:06:17Z")
As Crossref membership continues to grow, finding ways to help organisations participate is an important part of our mission. Although Crossref membership is open to all organisations that produce scholarly and professio… --- ## [Twenty-five years of Crossref: reflections from the 2025 annual meeting and board election - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/twenty-five-years-of-crossref-reflections-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-and-board-election-crossref/14968)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [17 December 2025 22:29 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/twenty-five-years-of-crossref-reflections-from-the-2025-annual-meeting-and-board-election-crossref/14968 "2025-12-17T22:29:41Z")
Crossref turned twenty-five this year, and our 2025 Annual Meeting became more than a celebration—it was a shared moment to reflect on how far open scholarly infrastructure has come and where we, as a community, are head… --- ## [Wellcome and Europe PMC: supporting Open Research through open metadata - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/wellcome-and-europe-pmc-supporting-open-research-through-open-metadata-crossref/14953)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 December 2025 13:03 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/wellcome-and-europe-pmc-supporting-open-research-through-open-metadata-crossref/14953 "2025-12-15T13:03:22Z")
In my latest conversations with research funders, I talked with Hannah Hope, Open Research Lead at Wellcome, and Melissa Harrison, Team Leader of Literature Services at Europe PMC. Wellcome and Europe PMC are working tog… --- ## [Some things are big because they are small – the new fee tier for Crossref members takes effect - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/some-things-are-big-because-they-are-small-the-new-fee-tier-for-crossref-members-takes-effect-crossref/14936)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 December 2025 22:13 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/some-things-are-big-because-they-are-small-the-new-fee-tier-for-crossref-members-takes-effect-crossref/14936 "2025-12-11T22:13:00Z")
Jump to Spanish version In January 2026, our new annual membership fee tier takes effect. The new tier is US$200 for member organisations that operate on publishing revenue or expenses (whichever is higher) of up to US$… --- ## [Metadata in editorial workflows - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/metadata-in-editorial-workflows-crossref/14880)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 December 2025 16:24 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/metadata-in-editorial-workflows-crossref/14880 "2025-12-03T16:24:48Z")
Scholarly metadata, deposited by thousands of our members and made openly available can act as “trust signals” for the publications. It provides information that helps others in the community to verify and assess the int… --- ## [Crossref members over the years: a journey through space and time](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-members-over-the-years-a-journey-through-space-and-time/14843)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 November 2025 18:20 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/crossref-members-over-the-years-a-journey-through-space-and-time/14843 "2025-11-26T18:20:17Z")
404 Not Found nginx/1.29.3 This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/crossref-members-over-the-years-a-journey-through-space-and-time --- ## [Announcing changes to REST API rate limits - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/announcing-changes-to-rest-api-rate-limits-crossref/14726)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [5 November 2025 17:32 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/announcing-changes-to-rest-api-rate-limits-crossref/14726 "2025-11-05T17:32:39Z")
Our REST API makes all of the metadata we hold publicly available. It receives the majority of our API traffic, with around 1 billion hits per month. It’s one of the key ways that we fulfil our mission to make research o… --- ## [Celebrating Noyam Journals’ Metadata Award - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/celebrating-noyam-journals-metadata-award-crossref/14718)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [4 November 2025 17:15 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/celebrating-noyam-journals-metadata-award-crossref/14718 "2025-11-04T17:15:59Z")
Noyam Journals, based in Accra, Ghana, was recently recognised for the completeness of its metadata through the Crossref Metadata Award, part of our 25th anniversary celebrations. Noyam was one of six publishers worldwid… --- ## [Building Trust through Metadata: Webinar series for our community in India](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-trust-through-metadata-webinar-series-for-our-community-in-india/14689)
**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 October 2025 14:40 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-trust-through-metadata-webinar-series-for-our-community-in-india/14689 "2025-10-29T14:40:53Z")
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… --- ## [Piecing together the Research Nexus: uncovering relationships with open funding metadata - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/piecing-together-the-research-nexus-uncovering-relationships-with-open-funding-metadata-crossref/14544)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [28 October 2025 11:09 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/piecing-together-the-research-nexus-uncovering-relationships-with-open-funding-metadata-crossref/14544 "2025-10-28T11:09:31Z")
Crossref Grant Linking System has been facilitating the registration, sharing and re-use of open funding metadata for six years now, and we have reached some important milestones recently! What started as an interest in … [Next page](https://community.crossref.org/tag/community/102.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=community)