The DOI registration agency DataCite has announced a few planned changes to their APIs. It is the deprecation of the DataCite version 1 REST API request endpoints (/works, /members, and/data-centers) and their replacement with version 2 equivalents (/dois, /providers, and/clients), which was already implemented this July. You can read more about the change at: https://support.datacite.org/docs/datacite-rest-api-legacy-endpoints-deprecation …
Crossref has introduced a new method to enhance metadata for scholarly publications by automatically assigning research funder names to standardized identifiers from the Research Organization Registry (ROR). The primary objective is to resolve the problem of inconsistent and often inaccurate text entries for funders, which complicates the analysis of research funding. Crossref is planning a …
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DataCite and Crossref have published a joint handbook focused on the role of metadata in ensuring research integrity. The document explains how high-quality and rich metadata helps assess the trustworthiness of scientific outputs—from identifying authors and funding to tracking versions, corrections, or the peer review process. The handbook specifically focuses on these key metadata elements: …
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The DOI registration agency DataCite has announced the release of a new version of its metadata schema, version 4.7. Summary of the main changes: New value “Presentation” and “Poster” for the resourceTypeGeneral fieldBased on feedback from the user community, the resourceTypeGeneral field na supports also these new values, so moving forward these types of objects …
DOI registration agency DataCite has introduced several new features to its DataCite Commons tool. By leveraging DOI DataCite, Crossref metadata, and organization metadata from the Research Organization Registry (ROR), DataCite Commons offers new search capabilities. Now in DataCite Commons, you can:
The DataCite Registration Agency is making metadata for digital objects that have been assigned a DOI identifier through the agency available through the DataCite Metadata Store, in line with its commitment to the POSI principles. One of the ways the agency makes metadata publicly available is through a public data file. In late January 2026, …
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In October 2025, a milestone was reached in DataCite infrastructure: the registration of 100 millionth DOI. Since its founding nearly 16 years ago, DataCite now has more than 1,667 member organizations from over 60 countries and shows growth in the number of DOI registrations. In 2025 alone, over 28 million new DOIs have been registered …
DOI registration agency DataCite announced these changes to its APIs: DataCite API Rate Limits Q3 2025 read more DataCite Metadata Normalization Changes Q1 2026 read more DataCite REST API: FAcets (“meta”) Default Change March 1, 2026 read more DataCite REST API Legacy Endpoints Deprecation July 1, 2026 read more
Meeting agenda: Wednesday November 12th Thursday November 13th The meeting will be held in english language. You can register for the online meeting on the DataCite website.
In their recently published text, Ted Habermann and Erin Robinson from the organization Metadata Game Changers focused on analyzing examples of good practice regarding the quality of records in repositories that assign DOIs through the registration agency DataCite. The results of the repository operated by theInstitute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the …
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