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Crossref

Crossref

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An organization that gives DOIs to academic papers to help people find and cite them
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
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  • The CrossRef organization ensures that scholarly works are properly identified and cited using standardized digital object identifiers.

Examples

  • Some of the more interesting efforts, particularly Jason Priem's proposal, are to instead follow the example set by CrossRef and put these important measurements under the roof of a not-for-profit that's supported by both the research and the publishing community.

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  • For a complete list of available publications and their DOIs, you can visit the CrossRef website.

  • As a member of CrossRef, the journal integrates DOI assignments to enhance the accessibility of its research articles.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

Crossref = cross-reference (semi-transparent) = cross + ref

The name is a shortened form of cross-reference, so the components are visible, but the institutional meaning is specialized.

Etymology

Crossref is the name of the organization that gives papers a digital ID and keeps a list of links; the name joins cross ('to link') and ref short for reference ('a source'), so the idea is connecting research. That's why many publishers use Crossref to make articles easy to cite and find.