# \#metadata-schema
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## [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…
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## [Roles appearing in the REST API and fix for peer reviewers](https://community.crossref.org/t/roles-appearing-in-the-rest-api-and-fix-for-peer-reviewers/15846)
**Author:** [@mrittman](https://community.crossref.org/u/mrittman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [22 May 2026 09:33 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/roles-appearing-in-the-rest-api-and-fix-for-peer-reviewers/15846 "2026-05-22T09:33:00Z")
In preparation for some upcoming schema changes, we have added a new field to records in the REST API. Authors, editors, translators, and contributors will have a ‘role’ field. We will make an announcement in the coming …
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## [Schema deprecation](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-deprecation/15686)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\
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**Last updated:** [20 April 2026 14:08 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-deprecation/15686 "2026-04-20T14:08:01Z")
As announced in December, we are beginning the process of deprecating several metadata schemas used to register DOI records with Crossref. Maintaining multiple schemas is resource-intensive and prevents us from moving fo…
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## [Remodeling names and including statements in metadata - request for feedback](https://community.crossref.org/t/remodeling-names-and-including-statements-in-metadata-request-for-feedback/15685)
**Author:** [@PFeeney](https://community.crossref.org/u/PFeeney)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [20 April 2026 12:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/remodeling-names-and-including-statements-in-metadata-request-for-feedback/15685 "2026-04-20T12:30:22Z")
We are planning to update the modeling of names in our metadata to better capture both people and group/organization names. Our current structure is limited and forces names to be mislabeled or truncated. We also need t…
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## [It's Time: Planning for Metadata Schema Deprecation - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/its-time-planning-for-metadata-schema-deprecation-crossref/14928)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\
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**Last updated:** [10 December 2025 19:43 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/its-time-planning-for-metadata-schema-deprecation-crossref/14928 "2025-12-10T19:43:26Z")
It has been 18 (!) years since Crossref last deprecated a metadata schema. In that time, we’ve released numerous schema versions, some major updates, and some interim releases that never saw wide adoption. Now, with 27 d…
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## [Metadata Advisory Group call for applications - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/metadata-advisory-group-call-for-applications-crossref/13717)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\
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**Last updated:** [2 May 2025 11:23 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/metadata-advisory-group-call-for-applications-crossref/13717 "2025-05-02T11:23:23Z")
We’ve been accelerating our metadata development efforts and recently released version 5.4 of our metadata schema, and are planning to release version 5.5 (including support for multiple contributor roles and the CRediT …