# \#metadata **URL:** https://community.crossref.org/tag/metadata/12.md [Latest](https://community.crossref.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.crossref.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.crossref.org/tags.md) --- ## [Schema 5.5 now available: adding CRediT, new record types for blogs and posters, and more - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-5-5-now-available-adding-credit-new-record-types-for-blogs-and-posters-and-more-crossref/16080)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [9 October 2026 10:44 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/schema-5-5-now-available-adding-credit-new-record-types-for-blogs-and-posters-and-more-crossref/16080 "2026-10-09T10:44:25Z")
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. O… --- ## [Improving how funding connects to research outputs - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/improving-how-funding-connects-to-research-outputs-crossref/16390)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 September 2026 17:06 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/improving-how-funding-connects-to-research-outputs-crossref/16390 "2026-09-15T17:06:48Z")
Starting today, funder names deposited in Crossref metadata without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, to support an open and connected Research Nexus. Funding information is an increasingly important part of the … --- ## [Ticket of the Month - August 2026 - Metadata quality improvement requests: what happens after you report one](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-august-2026-metadata-quality-improvement-requests-what-happens-after-you-report-one/16376)
**Author:** [@Natali](https://community.crossref.org/u/Natali)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [11 September 2026 09:04 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-august-2026-metadata-quality-improvement-requests-what-happens-after-you-report-one/16376 "2026-09-11T09:04:23Z")
Each month we at the tech support team see people reaching out because they’ve spotted something off in a DOI’s metadata and want it fixed. We get a steady stream of these, so I thought it’d be worth walking through what… --- ## [On metadata enrichment - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/on-metadata-enrichment-crossref/15496)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2026 15:32 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/on-metadata-enrichment-crossref/15496 "2026-07-28T15:32:34Z")
Metadata is communication; it can tell a story about research and paint a picture for others to respond to and learn from, across the world and throughout the forthcoming generations. Metadata can feel technical with wor… --- ## [ROR Community Call July 15th features interactive exploration of the ROR matching service](https://community.crossref.org/t/ror-community-call-july-15th-features-interactive-exploration-of-the-ror-matching-service/16070)
**Author:** [@amandafrench](https://community.crossref.org/u/amandafrench)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2026 18:00 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ror-community-call-july-15th-features-interactive-exploration-of-the-ror-matching-service/16070 "2026-07-07T18:00:02Z")
The next Research Organization Registry (ROR) Community Call is happening on Wednesday, July 15. Register now if you haven’t already! Date: Wednesday, July 15 Time: 3pm UTC Details and registration: Research Organizati… --- ## [Version 5.4.0 metadata schema update now available - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-metadata-schema-update-now-available-crossref/13439)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [6 July 2026 08:23 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/version-5-4-0-metadata-schema-update-now-available-crossref/13439 "2026-07-06T08:23:18Z")
This year, metadata development is one of our key priorities and we’re making a start with the release of version 5.4.0 of our input schema with some long-awaited changes. This is the first in what will be a series of me… --- ## [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… --- ## [Building Better Connections: The Story of Crossref's Metadata Development - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-better-connections-the-story-of-crossrefs-metadata-development-crossref/15967)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [18 June 2026 20:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/building-better-connections-the-story-of-crossrefs-metadata-development-crossref/15967 "2026-06-18T20:12:39Z")
Three years ago, we asked our members what they needed from Crossref’s metadata. We received confirmation that we were going in the right direction, as well as some new ideas to explore. This helped set the course for ou… --- ## [Two billion citation links in Crossref help research travel further - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/two-billion-citation-links-in-crossref-help-research-travel-further-crossref/15866)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [26 May 2026 17:34 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/two-billion-citation-links-in-crossref-help-research-travel-further-crossref/15866 "2026-05-26T17:34:53Z")
We’ve recently reached an important milestone for the research nexus: the works in our metadata corpus are now connected with over 2 billion citation links! This is a great opportunity to share a dedicated dataset and di… --- ## [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… --- ## [Why metadata matters for research integrity: a new joint guide from Crossref and DataCite - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/why-metadata-matters-for-research-integrity-a-new-joint-guide-from-crossref-and-datacite-crossref/15700)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 April 2026 14:46 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/why-metadata-matters-for-research-integrity-a-new-joint-guide-from-crossref-and-datacite-crossref/15700 "2026-04-23T14:46:33Z")
Preserving the integrity of the scholarly record is an important component of the overall endeavour to protect research integrity. Open scholarly infrastructure enables persistent recording of research objects and associ… --- ## [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… --- ## [Multi-language support](https://community.crossref.org/t/multi-language-support/3054)
**Author:** [@mkoc](https://community.crossref.org/u/mkoc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [27 March 2026 14:18 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/multi-language-support/3054 "2026-03-27T14:18:33Z")
Hello, we are sending data to crossref via xml schema. We have 2 language options in our articles, Turkish and English. We want to display in crossref according to the first language of the article. We send the first lan… --- ## [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 … --- ## [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… --- ## [Ticket of the month - October 2025 - ¿Cómo agregar referencias a los metadatos de un DOI ya registrado?](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-october-2025-como-agregar-referencias-a-los-metadatos-de-un-doi-ya-registrado/14767)
**Author:** [@arleysoto](https://community.crossref.org/u/arleysoto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [13 November 2025 20:58 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-october-2025-como-agregar-referencias-a-los-metadatos-de-un-doi-ya-registrado/14767 "2025-11-13T20:58:56Z")
¿Cómo agregar referencias a los metadatos de un DOI ya registrado? Con el propósito de compartir información en español para nuestra comunidad de habla hispana, el día de hoy resolveremos la pregunta respecto a cómo agr… --- ## [The sunset is on the horizon for Metadata Manager. What's next? - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-sunset-is-on-the-horizon-for-metadata-manager-whats-next-crossref/14733)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 November 2025 16:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-sunset-is-on-the-horizon-for-metadata-manager-whats-next-crossref/14733 "2025-11-06T16:12:59Z")
TL;DR. Metadata Manager will be retired at the end of 2025. Over the past four years, we have been developing a new helper tool to replace it, and that tool has now reached a stage of maturity that means we will be able … --- ## [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… --- ## [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… --- ## [New tool to report on completeness of open research information globally - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/new-tool-to-report-on-completeness-of-open-research-information-globally-crossref/14646)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [21 October 2025 13:29 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/new-tool-to-report-on-completeness-of-open-research-information-globally-crossref/14646 "2025-10-21T13:29:41Z")
Wednesday 22nd October 2025—Crossref, the open scholarly infrastructure nonprofit, today releases an enhanced dashboard showing metadata coverage and individual organisations’ contributions to documenting the process and… --- ## [Integrating grant metadata for seamless research interconnectivity at FCCN|FCT - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/integrating-grant-metadata-for-seamless-research-interconnectivity-at-fccn-fct-crossref/14618)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [15 October 2025 14:00 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/integrating-grant-metadata-for-seamless-research-interconnectivity-at-fccn-fct-crossref/14618 "2025-10-15T14:00:40Z")
Click here for the version in Portuguese This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.crossref.org/blog/integrating-grant-metadata-for-seamless-research-interconnectivity-at-fccnfct --- ## [Journey of a Curation Request: What Happens When You Ask for an Update to ROR](https://community.crossref.org/t/journey-of-a-curation-request-what-happens-when-you-ask-for-an-update-to-ror/14614)
**Author:** [@amandafrench](https://community.crossref.org/u/amandafrench)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 October 2025 14:46 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/journey-of-a-curation-request-what-happens-when-you-ask-for-an-update-to-ror/14614 "2025-10-14T14:46:43Z")
Have you ever wondered exactly what happens once you request a new ROR record or suggest a change to an existing ROR record? In a new post on the ROR blog, we take you through all the steps involved in ROR’s open, commun… --- ## [Article metadata does not include citation of CrossRef DOI for a dataset](https://community.crossref.org/t/article-metadata-does-not-include-citation-of-crossref-doi-for-a-dataset/14323)
**Author:** [@rdmpage](https://community.crossref.org/u/rdmpage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [21 August 2025 08:09 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/article-metadata-does-not-include-citation-of-crossref-doi-for-a-dataset/14323 "2025-08-21T08:09:58Z")
I’ve discovered a case where an article cites a dataset that has a CrossRef DOI, but this dataset DOI is not included in the CrossRef metadata. In other words, a data citation has been missed. For context, this came up a… --- ## [The problem with duplicate DOIs and how you can help](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-problem-with-duplicate-dois-and-how-you-can-help/2634)
**Author:** [@abartell](https://community.crossref.org/u/abartell)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [22 April 2022 09:20 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/the-problem-with-duplicate-dois-and-how-you-can-help/2634 "2022-04-22T09:20:14Z")
When a DOI is registered for an item, it should remain the one persistent identifier for that item - forever. Members should not register another DOI for an item that already has one. Having more than one DOI for a work … --- ## [Can we add multiple publishing institutions in DOI metadata with one Crossref account?](https://community.crossref.org/t/can-we-add-multiple-publishing-institutions-in-doi-metadata-with-one-crossref-account/14300)
**Author:** [@knguyen](https://community.crossref.org/u/knguyen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [13 August 2025 18:05 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/can-we-add-multiple-publishing-institutions-in-doi-metadata-with-one-crossref-account/14300 "2025-08-13T18:05:00Z")
Hi everyone! Our LibraryPress@UF is hoping you can help us with a DOI challenge we are facing. We are a small library press at the University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries, and we register DOIs for all of the … --- ## [Ticket of the month - July 2025 - Parsing with Flying Colours (and DOIs)](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-july-2025-parsing-with-flying-colours-and-dois/14259)
**Author:** [@pdavis](https://community.crossref.org/u/pdavis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2025 15:09 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/ticket-of-the-month-july-2025-parsing-with-flying-colours-and-dois/14259 "2025-08-06T15:09:39Z")
Crossref metadata is a treasure trove of information for researchers, publishers, and data enthusiasts alike. It provides a standardised way to describe scholarly content, for multiple content types supported in Crossref… --- ## [How and where to report registered but "broken" DOIs?](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-and-where-to-report-registered-but-broken-dois/14256)
**Author:** [@collinks](https://community.crossref.org/u/collinks)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [5 August 2025 19:58 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/how-and-where-to-report-registered-but-broken-dois/14256 "2025-08-05T19:58:36Z")
Hello! I feel like I should know this as a Crossref employee, but I’ve also come upon this question outside of and prior to my work with Crossref, so I figured it might be worth asking publicly since I didn’t already se… --- ## [📢 Upcoming Webinar: Crossref services for Librarians and journal editors](https://community.crossref.org/t/upcoming-webinar-crossref-services-for-librarians-and-journal-editors/14174)
**Author:** [@rclark](https://community.crossref.org/u/rclark)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 July 2025 20:20 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/upcoming-webinar-crossref-services-for-librarians-and-journal-editors/14174 "2025-07-23T20:20:40Z")
Date: 20 August 2025 Time: 10:00 AM CAT / 04:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Registration: Webinar Registration - Zoom Join us for a webinar designed for librarians and journal editors across the UbuntuNet Allia… --- ## [Open Funder Registry to transition into Research Organisation Registry (ROR) - Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/t/open-funder-registry-to-transition-into-research-organisation-registry-ror-crossref/14169)
**Author:** [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [23 July 2025 12:59 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/open-funder-registry-to-transition-into-research-organisation-registry-ror-crossref/14169 "2025-07-23T12:59:34Z")
Today, we are announcing a long-term plan to deprecate the Open Funder Registry. For some time, we have understood that there is significant overlap between the Funder Registry and the Research Organisation Registry (ROR… [Next page](https://community.crossref.org/tag/metadata/12.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=metadata)