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Lucy Ofiesh
2026 March 03

Introducing board meeting summaries, starting with the January 2026 meeting

Introducing board meeting summaries

In an ongoing effort to make more of our operations transparent, we have decided to start sharing summaries of our board meetings on the blog. We already post our board resolutions, but the summaries will give a bit more information on what the board discusses that may or may not show up on the list of resolutions.

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Ludo Waltman
2026 February 03

Innovation in scientific publishing and its implications for Crossref DOI registration practices - MetaROR’s approach

A couple of months ago, Ludo Waltman and André Brasil raised some questions about good practices for Crossref DOI registration, asking for input from the scholarly communication community. In this post, Ludo and André reflect on the input received and discuss the approach to DOI registration that the MetaROR publish-review-curate platform is going to take.

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Susan Collins
2026 January 28

A spotlight on our community in Indonesia

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As Crossref celebrated its 25th anniversary last year, we are highlighting some of the most active and engaged regions in our global community.

Over the past 25 years, the makeup of Crossref membership has evolved significantly; founded by a handful of large publishers, we now have more than 24,000 members representing 165 countries. Nearly two-thirds of them self-identify as universities, libraries, government agencies, foundations, scholar publishers, and research institutions.

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Amanda French
2026 January 22

Insights from a roundtable on author affiliation metadata

It’s been said that Americans are unusual in tending to ask “Where do you work?” as an initial question upon introduction to a new acquaintance, indicating a perhaps unhealthy preoccupation with work as identity. But in the context of published research, “What is this author’s affiliation?” is a question of global importance that goes beyond just wanting to know the name – and perhaps prestige level – of the place a researcher works.

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Michael Jackson Pyt Pretty Young Thing !!hot!! Link

Michael Jackson Pyt Pretty Young Thing !!hot!! Link

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" was written by Rod Temperton, a British songwriter and producer who had previously worked with Quincy Jones on several projects. Temperton's unique songwriting style, which often featured complex melodies and lyrics, was a perfect fit for Jackson's evolving sound. According to Temperton, the song was inspired by a conversation he had with Quincy Jones about the allure of young women. Jones wanted a song that captured the essence of a man's fascination with a younger woman, and Temperton delivered.

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Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) (Official Audio) michaeljacksonVEVO YouTube• Feb 20, 2017 🎵 Song Details Thriller (1982) Writers: James Ingram and Quincy Jones According to Temperton, the song was inspired by

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Jones turned to singer-songwriter James Ingram to completely overhaul the track. Ingram accelerated the tempo, stripped away the melancholic undertones, and transformed it into a celebratory, dance-floor anthem. The final version combined several cutting-edge musical elements:

Despite being the sixth single pulled from a single album cycle—a rarity in the music industry at the time—"P.Y.T." was an instant commercial success. It peaked at Number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, making Thriller the first album ever to yield six top-ten singles.