Crossref and DOAJ share the aim to encourage the dissemination and use of scholarly research using online technologies and to work with and through regional and international networks, partners, and user communities for the achievement of their aims to build local institutional capacity and sustainability.
Both organisations agreed to work together in 2021 in a variety of ways, but primarily to ‘encourage the dissemination and use of scholarly research using online technologies, and regional and international networks, partners and communities, helping to build local institutional capacity and sustainability around the world.’ Some of the achievements are: DOAJ added support for Crossref XML to make it easier for publishers to upload metadata; closer collaboration between customer/member support at both organisations, making it easier for publishers and journal editors to navigate both service’s technologies; the launch of PLACE: ‘a ‘one-stop shop’ for information to support publishers in adopting best practices the industry developed’ (together with other partners); and a pilot gap analysis of the journals in DOAJ with the possibility of helping them start to use and resolve DOIs.
The new agreement, signed earlier this month, will slightly shift focus to build upon existing collaborations, particularly around metadata. One of the primary sections of the MOU is enhancing support for the least-resourced journals by: assigning DOIs and depositing the metadata with Crossref; finding ways to improve their DOAJ application experience to help them become indexed; Collect and ingest their Crossref metadata into DOAJ; help them to get preserved via JASPER or similar initiatives; and help identify other local partners, such as Crossref Sponsoring Organisations, to support their use of Crossref services.
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