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Crossref

Summary

Crossref is a bibliographic database[1]. Crossref has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Crossref was a member of ORCID, Inc.[3].
  • Crossref was a member of Joint Roadmap for Open Science Tools[4].
  • Crossref was a member of International DOI Foundation[5].
  • Crossref was a member of DataCite[6].
  • Crossref was a member of Committee on Publication Ethics[7].
  • Crossref was a member of Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association[8].
  • Crossref is in the country of United States[9].
  • Crossref's instance of is recorded as bibliographic database[10].
  • Crossref's instance of is recorded as agency[11].
  • Crossref's instance of is recorded as open science infrastructure[12].
  • Crossref's headquarters location is recorded as Massachusetts[13].
  • Crossref's headquarters location is recorded as Wakefield[14].
  • Crossref is part of Semantic Web[15].
  • Crossref is part of Linked Open Data cloud diagram[16].
  • Crossref's Commons category is recorded as Crossref[17].
  • 2000 marks the founding of Crossref[18].
  • Crossref's official website is recorded as https://www.crossref.org/[19].
  • Crossref's described by source is recorded as Bibliographic Scan of Digital Scholarly Communication Infrastructure[20].
  • Crossref's described by source is recorded as Open Science Thesaurus[21].
  • Crossref's affiliation is recorded as Library Publishing Coalition[22].
  • Crossref's official name is recorded as Crossref[23].
  • Crossref's legal form is recorded as 501(c)(6) organization[24].
  • Crossref's official blog URL is recorded as https://www.crossref.org/blog[25].
  • Crossref's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8375[26].
  • Crossref's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3153[27].

Body

Founding

2000 marks the founding of Crossref[18].

Identity

Crossref's official name is recorded as Crossref[23]. Part of include Semantic Web[15], an information system[28] and Linked Open Data cloud diagram[16], a diagram[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Massachusetts[13], an U.S. state[30], in United States[31], founded in 1788[32], headquartered in Boston[33] and Wakefield[14], a New England town[34], in United States[35], founded in 1638[36].

Why It Matters

Crossref has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Crossref is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Related Entities

Martin Paul Eve

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 28d ago · Bobamnertiopsis · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Bluesky handle → crossref.bsky.social
    Linkedin company or organization id → crossref
    Main wikidata property → P8375, P3153
    + 44 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P159]]: [[Q2426909]]"
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