Crossrefsupported

Crossrefsupported is a designation used in scholarly publishing and digital libraries to describe content, platforms, or workflows that are compatible with Crossref's metadata deposition and DOI linking services. It signals that the item can be registered with Crossref and that its bibliographic metadata can be deposited in a standardized, machine-readable form.

The term reflects alignment with Crossref, a non-profit organization that assigns Digital Object Identifiers and coordinates metadata for scholarly works. Being Crossrefsupported typically implies adherence to Crossref’s metadata schema and deposit processes, enabling the automatic creation of DOIs and the integration of linked data into bibliographic ecosystems.

A Crossrefsupported item typically adheres to Crossref's metadata schema and deposit workflow, enabling the submission of bibliographic records via the Crossref Metadata API. Metadata may include title, authors, affiliations, publication date, journal or container information, funder details, and references, as well as the assigned DOI. Deposits can be prepared in supported formats such as XML or JSON to ensure compatibility with Crossref’s systems.

Benefits of being Crossrefsupported include persistent, machine-readable links, improved discoverability, and access to Crossref services such as Cited-by and Event Data for citation and usage metrics. It also supports interoperability across repositories, indexing services, and library catalogs that rely on Crossref metadata.

Adoption is common among scholarly journals, conferences, publishers, and platforms that seek reliable DOI registration and standardized metadata. Limitations include the need for ongoing metadata maintenance and compliance with evolving Crossref requirements; Crossrefsupported does not by itself guarantee content quality or coverage by other indexing services.

See also: Crossref, DOI, Crossmark, ORCID.