Crossref as a source of open bibliographic metadata for preprints

Crossref is a crucial source of open bibliographic metadata for articles published in scientific journals. Importantly, however, Crossref can also serve as a source of bibliographic metadata for preprints. In this post, Van Eck and Waltman analyze the completeness of Crossref’s preprint metadata.

Nees Jan van Eck and Ludo Waltman • October 16, 2025

The state of preprinting in Europe and the Netherlands

To accelerate the sharing of scientific knowledge, researchers in many disciplines increasingly publish their work on preprint servers. In this post, Ludo Waltman and colleagues discuss the state of preprinting in Europe and the Netherlands.

Ludo Waltman, Narmin Rzayeva and Stephen Pinfield • May 22, 2025

"Smart alone, brilliant together"

Academic publishing is on the move. Dissatisfaction with the dominant publishing paradigm has given rise to a manifold of new ideas, projects and services. The time is ripe for consolidation of the most promising developments.

Anna van ‘t Veer, Thed van Leeuwen, Dan Rudmann, Leo Waaijers and Ludo Waltman • May 25, 2023

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Crossref as a source of open bibliographic metadata for preprints

The state of preprinting in Europe and the Netherlands

"Smart alone, brilliant together"