Crossref makes research objects easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse. We’re a not-for-profit membership organization that exists to make scholarly communications better.

Organisations need to be members of Crossref to create metadata records that identify, describe, and locate their work. You don’t need to be a member to retrieve metadata (read about our open metadata retrieval tools). Benefits of membership You

Welcome to the Crossref member’s area Haven’t joined us yet You need to be a member of Crossref in order to get a DOI prefix so you can create Crossref DOIs and register content. Membership allows you to connect your content with a global netwo

Take a look at the topics on the right to browse and page through our documentation, or search using the box above the topic list Common questions; how do I… Construct DOI suffixes Verify a metadata registration Update an existing metadata

Crossref Labs is the dedicated R&D arm of Crossref. In late 2021 we announced that we are re-energizing Labs after a period of working mostly on development tasks. What’s our focus The division between what the R&D group does at the group-level

We are a not-for-profit membership organization for scholarly publishing working to make content easy to find, cite, link, assess, and reuse.

It takes a village. Crossref only works as long as the scholarly research community wants to work together globally, across all disciplines, for integrity and openness of the scientific record. Our community includes tens of thousands of organis

Our communities’ work to solve problems and support research doesn’t stand still. Many people come to Crossref for help either to lead, advise, host, or support new strategic ideas and initiatives. Some of them are key to our mission and stand t

Crossref Service Providers are a small group of organizations that work collaboratively with us to help support member obligations and best practices to the benefit of the wider scholarly community. Service Providers are defined as Third party o

Innovation never slows, and the ways research is communicated is no different.Crossref has evolved to work with and for many new and emerging organizations and innovations. Find out how our services can work for you, take a look at our current