Crossref community update 2026

We held our community update call on Wednesday, May 13, 2026. You will find session recordings linked below.

Sessions 1 & 2 β€” Combined agenda

Session 1 (UTC)Session 2 (UTC)TopicHostsRecordings
07:0016:00Welcome and introductionsKora Korzec / Rosa ClarkRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:0516:05Operations and governance
and invitation to nominate candidates for the Board slate
Ed Pentz / Lucy OfieshRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:1016:10Membership update
Key stats on changes across the Crossref community
Robbykha Rosalien / Maryna KovalyovaRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:1516:15Introducing the Member Practices Working Group
New working group focused on how members work with Crossref in practice β€” includes poll and discussion
Amanda BartellRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:2516:25Metadata update
New grant_doi field, state of adoption of schema 5.4, and updates on relationships metadata
Helena Cousijn / Patricia FeeneyRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:4516:45Funder matching demoDominika Tkaczyk / Jason PortenoyRecording S1 / Recording S2
07:5516:55Data citations endpoint demoMartyn Rittman / Panos PandisRecording S1 / Recording S2
08:1017:10Metadata Manager update
Demo of new features for editing records, including books and chapters and other work types
Lena Stoll / Patrick ValeRecording S1 / Recording S2
08:2017:20Service Providers Program announcement
Launching a formal Service Providers Program β€” includes poll and invitation to share input on platforms
Madhura AmdekarRecording S1 / Recording S2

Recordings and slide deck.

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Last updated: 2026-May-16