Webinar series for our community in India

Building Trust through Metadata was a Crossref learning series focused on supporting the publishing community in India and beyond. The sessions explored how richer metadata and Crossref’s infrastructure can strengthen publishing practices, improve research visibility, and preserve the integrity of the scholarly record. The series featured speakers from DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) and COPE (Committee on Publication Ethics), who shared how their resources and guidance contribute to maintaining integrity within the scholarly publishing ecosystem. The sessions also highlighted common challenges members face and outlined practical ways to enhance how metadata supports research communication.

Webinar #1: Publishing best practices and metadata: Crossref essentials + DOAJ

The first webinar in the series, Publishing best practices and metadata: Crossref essentials + DOAJ, featured speakers from Crossref and DOAJ who shared practical insights on publishing best practices and the role of metadata in supporting discovery, transparency, and research integrity.

Webinar #2: Upholding integrity: Crossref member obligations and COPE guidance

This session brought together experts from Crossref and COPE to explore how metadata, member responsibilities, and publication ethics work together to safeguard the integrity of the scholarly record.

Webinar #3: Preserving the scholarly record: how to deposit post-publication updates with Crossref

In this session, attendees learned the importance of post-publication updates in preserving the integrity of the scholarly record, how to register retractions and other post- publication updates using the Crossref infrastructure, and how to use the Crossmark service