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

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

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

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

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

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

🎉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

One of the most rewarding parts of serving on the Crossref Board is gaining a deeper understanding of what we do 📚 Interested in helping shape the future of scholarly infrastructure while learning more about our work? Submit your expression of interest: https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52

⏳Three years ago, we asked our community what metadata improvements mattered most to them. Patricia Feeney writes about what we delivered 👉 https://doi.org/10.64000/5h9y8-d9z22 and what's coming next 👀 #MetadataDevelopment

Funders hold a lot of data about the research they support. Most of it isn't connected to the outputs it funds. Our webinar covers how to change that and why it matters for open science and research assessment. With our colleague Rocio Gaudioso Pedraza. Register: https://bit.ly/4xCjHSn

La sesión está diseñada para agencias financiadoras que quieran saber más sobre metadatos, aquellas que están familiarizadas con los metadatos pero aun no los están aprovechando o miembros de Crossref que tienen curiosidad por registrar sus actividades de financiación. 🔗https://bit.ly/4oFTBtJ

Expressions of interest to serve on Crossref's board closes soon. If this👇sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you 🔗https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52 #elections #Crossref #Crossrefboard #Nominationsopen

Are you ready to add your diverse perspective to our board discussions? Submit an expression of interest to serve on our board before 22 June 2026: https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52 #elections #Crossref #Crossrefboard #Nominationsopen

Expressions of interest close on 22 June 2026, read more on our blog: https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52 Register for the drop-in session 🔗 https://crossref.zoom.us/j/95674794224 #elections #Crossref #CrossrefBoard #NominationsOpen

Serving on the Crossref Board is an opportunity to contribute to the long-term sustainability and evolution of global 🌍scholarly infrastructure. Expressions of interest to serve on our board are open until 22 June 2026: https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52 #Crossref #Crosrefboard #Nominationsopen

Our colleague Madhura S. Amdekar, PhD is speaking at an Asian Council of Science Editors (ACSE) webinar this Monday. The session covers how #metadata supports discoverability and transparency in scholarly publishing. 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/dUJj2rDv #ScholarlyPublishing #ACSE

At the Library Publishing forum in Seattle? Join Shayn Smulyan and Jason Portenoy on 18 June (11:00, HUB 250) for a hands-on session connecting the Crossref, ROR, and ORCID APIs. More on the event: https://bit.ly/3Qbclog #ResearchMetadata #OpenInfrastructure

🔊Expressions of interest to serve on Crossref's board are open until 22 June 2026. For @AmandaWard, joining the board started with a belief and a commitment 💪 How does your journey start? Express your interest: https://doi.org/10.64000/8k7hf-14t52 #Crossref #Crossrefboard #Nominationsopen

Good metadata = discoverable research. On June 17, we're hosting a #webinar on our Participation Reports tool. See how yours is doing. 12:00 PM UTC. https://crossref.zoom.us/webinar/register/2617793981171/WN_g9GPBJ3zRX658EE43408NA #openscience #scholarlypublishing

🔊Expressions of interest to serve on Crossref’s board are open - nominate yourself 🙋 or tell a fellow steward of scholarly metadata 👭 doi.org/10.64000/8k7... Expressions of interest will be due on 🗓️ 22 June 2026. #elections #Crossref #Crossrefboard #Nominationsopen

Our colleague Luis Montilla will be at the Madrid Book Fair on Friday, June 5, at the "Sin Libros no hay Ciencia" forum in the Pabellón de Actividades CaixaBank. If you want to catch up on anything Crossref-related, it's a great opportunity! #MadridBookFair #FeriadelLibrodeMadrid

Organizational changes happen. When they do, your Crossref membership needs to keep up. Our May Membership ticket of the month covers what to do when your organizaton's name changes, contacts move on, or credentials need updating. Read it here: https://bit.ly/4wYaW4Y

We audited all our user interfaces for #accessibility and published what we found - the good and what can be improved. New tools performed much better than legacy ones, and we now have a clearer picture of the work ahead. Read more: https://doi.org/10.64000/5rpvp-d4r39

🤝 PKP and Crossref continue to join forces – this time to provide for folks who wish to upgrade to OJS 3.5. Upgrading means not only will you be more a part of the scholarly publishing ecosystem, but you will have more journal stability, security, and workflow efficiency. https://bit.ly/4ab9baF