Reminder: our Metadata Health Check webinar is on 12 August, 07:00 UTC. A practical tour of the Crossref Participation Reports tool: what your metadata score means and how to improve it. 🔗 https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1217816414858/WN_zAL7QHKZSQm4yfteYqXLKQ #scholarlypublishing

Our community spans 160+ countries. The program should, too. Submit a talk for the Crossref annual meeting and board election, online, 22 October: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/

The call for abstracts for the Crossref annual meeting and board election is open. We want short talks from every part of the community: members, users, researchers, librarians, and developers. Submit by 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/

Good metadata makes your content easier to find and use. This session is a practical starting point for members who want to understand where they stand. 📅 12 August 2026, 07:00 UTC 🔗 https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/1217816414858/WN_zAL7QHKZSQm4yfteYqXLKQ #researchmetadata #openscience

Joining Crossref through a sponsor? Not every sponsor is the right fit. Our latest membership ticket of the month covers what to ask before you sign up. 🔗 https://community.crossref.org/t/16160 #scholarlypublishing #researchinfrastructure #openscience

Metadata connects people, projects, and ideas. How does it connect to yours? Share it at the Crossref annual meeting and board election. Abstracts close 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #CFA #metadata

Using the Crossref REST API? Follow these simple best practices to keep it stable for everyone. We've recently refined our REST API limits to improve reliability. Read more on our forum: https://community.crossref.org/t/refining-rest-api-limits-for-improved-stability-and-reliability/16137 #RESTAPI

On 21 July 2026, we began implementing changes to REST API limits to reflect the different types of REST API requests. Multi-record requests (queries and filters) now have lower limits as they're more resource-intensive. Full details: https://community.crossref.org/t/16137 #RESTAPI

You do not need to be a regular conference speaker. You need an idea and a short abstract. We are looking for community talks for the Crossref annual meeting and board election. Submit by 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026

We are pleased to invite you to the first session of the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series. Explore how rich metadata and connected research infrastructure help institutional repositories increase the visibility of their research outputs. Register: https://tinyurl.com/bxx7afy2

We are pleased to invite you to the first session of the OPAR Open Science Webinar Series. Explore how rich metadata and connected research infrastructure help institutional repositories increase the visibility of their research outputs. Register: https://tinyurl.com/bxx7afy2

First time presenting? Good. We want new voices at the Crossref annual meeting and board election. Talks are short, only 5-7 minutes. Submit your abstract: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #CFA #Metadata

Good infrastructure is patient work. What does that look like where you are? Tell us in a 5–7-minute talk at the Crossref annual meeting and board election. Submit by 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #callforabstracts #CFA #Metadata

Last week, we announced Crossref Schema 5.5, introducing support for multiple contributor roles and compatibility with CRedit. Now is the time 🕒to start registering richer contributor metadata with Crossref. 📖 Get started with the Schema 5.5 documentation: https://tinyurl.com/ym6tzu9y

Congratulations to our colleague @qornik.bsky.social on her election to the @oaspa.bsky.social Board of Directors 🎉 She joins Roheena Anand (@plos.org) and Urooj Nizami (@pkp.sfu.ca), taking up seats this September. https://www.oaspa.org/news/results-of-oaspa-board-of-directors-election-2026/

200,000 grants are now registered in the Research Nexus through Crossref's Grant Linking System. Our colleague Rocío Gaudioso Pedraza reflects on this on our blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/wvk7x-4b139 #openscience

The call for abstracts for #Crossref2026 is open. Share your work at the Crossref annual meeting and board election, online, 22 October. Talks are 5–7 minutes. Submit by 4 September: https://www.crossref.org/crossref-annual-meeting/ #Crossref2026 #callforabstracts #CFA #Metadata

Think about the last paper you wrote 🤔 how many different roles were involved? And how many different roles did one contributor 🧑‍💻 take on? Explore how we've built multiple contributor roles and support for CRediT in Schema 5.5 🔗https://doi.org/10.64000/6xx3c-nmp80 #CrossrefUpdate #Schema55

Schema 5.5 is officially here 🎉 Crossref metadata can now better represent the many ways people contribute to research, and the many roles played by each contributor👏 Explore what the new schema supports 🔗https://doi.org/10.64000/6xx3c-nmp80 #CrossrefUpdate #Schema55 @Patricia Feeney

Summary of our May 2026 Community Update is on the blog, including membership growth, schema updates, new tools, and more. Recordings and slides included. 🔗 Blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/ns8n5-9kq46 #ResearchMetadata #OpenInfrastructure

Gaps in your #metadata affect how discoverable your journal content is. Our Metadata Health Check webinar on 23 July is for Crossref OJS plugin users: deposit, troubleshooting, quality assessment. Register: https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/6217834264044/WN_wiV1TYNjRVGckitTk22DrA

Crossref and the Association of African Universities (AAU) are kicking off a three-part webinar series on rich metadata and African scholarly publishing. Session one: Our colleague Madhura Amdekar on how Crossref's open infrastructure strengthens research integrity. https://tinyurl.com/5xafsb2y

Did you know former Crossref members can rejoin and resume management of their original DOI records? In most cases, rejoining is possible, and your original DOI prefix can be restored. Read more in our latest ticket of the month. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/476563mx #scholarlypublishing

حسّن ظهور مجلتك العلمية من خلال بيانات وصفية عالية الجودة. انضموا إلى ندوة إلكترونية مع سفير Crossref في العراق، الدكتور سلوان عبد اللطيف. 📅 13 يوليو 2026🕘 9:30–10:30 مساءً (بتوقيت العراق) https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sJuOThuxRF-Tt3P38kc1xw#Crossref #العراق

Join us and the Association of African Universities (AAU) for a three-part webinar series on rich metadata and African scholarly publishing. Our colleague Madhura Amdekar on how Crossref's open infrastructure strengthens research integrity and reach. https://tinyurl.com/5xafsb2y #openscience

The Crossref Service Providers Program is open for applications. Free to join, two tiers (Basic and Advanced), built for organisations that enable content registration for our members. Details on our blog. https://doi.org/10.64000/yepqp-zxx87 #researchmetadata

🔊Librarians & editorial teams What’s the most important contextual information that’s not easy to capture in metadata? 👉 doi.org/10.64000/5h9... We’re working toward richer metadata to support contextual information. #MetadataDevelopment #ResearchNexus

🎉We have officially re-launched our Service Providers Program. Do you 🫵 provide tools that support registration of rich metadata for Crossref members’ records? Read more about the new program and how to apply on our blog 🔗 doi.org/10.64000/yep... #CrossrefServiceProviders #CommunityManagement

Our colleague Lucy O'Fiesh is speaking at the JST/CHORUS Forum at JOSS 2026, a webinar on how persistent identifiers (PIDs) can improve research transparency, reduce administrative burden, and support national PID strategies. Register: https://bit.ly/4oxvZYr #CHORUSForum #ResearchInfrastructure

We are partnering with Knowledge Futures to build the next generation of high-volume DOI infrastructure. What would it unlock for your community? More on the blog: https://bit.ly/49QPoNM