Is CrossRef and DOI the same thing?

No. DOI is the identifier standard. CrossRef is the agency that registers DOIs for most academic journals and books. CrossRef uses the DOI system but does not own it — the International DOI Foundation (IDF) governs DOIs.

What does CrossRef membership include?

CrossRef membership gives journals the ability to register DOIs, access the Crossmark service (tracks article corrections/retractions), use iThenticate for plagiarism screening, and participate in cited-by linking so citation counts are tracked automatically.

How does ScholarJMS handle CrossRef DOI registration?

ScholarJMS includes automated CrossRef DOI registration. When an article is published, ScholarJMS submits the required metadata to CrossRef and assigns the DOI to the article — no manual XML upload to CrossRef is required.

Core Concepts

What Is CrossRef?

CrossRef is a non-profit organization that operates the primary DOI registration system for academic publications and provides citation linking, metadata, and plagiarism detection services.

Definition

CrossRef is a non-profit membership organization that operates the primary DOI registration infrastructure for academic and professional publications. Founded in 2000, CrossRef maintains the metadata records and URL resolver for over 150 million DOIs assigned to journal articles, books, conference papers, datasets, and preprints.

CrossRef is a Registration Agency of the International DOI Foundation. When a journal registers a DOI through CrossRef, CrossRef maintains the persistent link between that DOI and the published article's URL.