A new era for metadata!

July 18, 2013

Content changes When it does, readers need to

know

CrossMark

Content changes

erratum corrigendum

updates enhancements

withdrawals retractions

new editions protocol updates

notices of concern, etc.

Nature 478, 26-28 (2011) Science publishing: The trouble with retractions

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/478026a

errata corrigenda

updates enhancements

withdrawals retractions

new editions protocol updates

notices of concern, etc.

When content changes, readers need to know

http://dx.doi.org/10.3163/2F1536-5050.100.3.008

Does this article have corrections?

!   A logo that identifies a publisher-maintained copy of a piece of content

!   Clicking the logo tells you !   Whether there have been any updates

!   If this copy is being maintained by the publisher

!   Where the publisher-maintained version is

!   Other important publication record information

What is CrossMark?

What kind of Publication Record information could be available? !   Funding disclosures

!   Conflict of interest statements

!   Publication history (submission, revision and accepted dates)

!   Location of data deposits or registries

!   Peer review process used

!   CrossCheck plagiarism screening

!   License types

!   and more...

What do publishers ���have to do?

CrossMark

!   Participation is optional !   Anything with a CrossRef DOI can have

a CrossMark !   Online-early content, but not pre-

prints !   Participants must

!   maintain their content !   keep CrossMark metadata up to

date! !   adhere to logo display guidelines

CrossMark

Steps for implementation

1. Create a CrossMark Policy Page

!   Explain CrossMark, commitment to maintain the content

!   Explain publisher policies on corrections, retractions, etc.

!   Define any custom metadata fields for the Record Tab

!   Assign it a DOI for persistent linking

!   Deposit the Policy Page

http://crossmarksupport.labs.crossref.org/policy_page.html

2. Deposit CrossMark Metadata

! DOI of the content the CrossMark is being

applied to

! DOI for the publisher’s CrossMark Policy Page

! DOI of any piece of content that is being

updated

http://crossmarksupport.labs.crossref.org

3. Update CrossMark Metadata!

<updates> <update type="correction" label="Correction" date="2010-03-24">10.5555/1571</update> !</updates>!

4. Record CrossRef DOIs in HTML page metadata

5. Add CrossMark metadata to PDFs

Minimum = DOI, CrossMark Domain

PDF Metadata

5. Display and Link the CrossMark Logo

On HTML article landing pages

In PDF articles

6. Decide on and collect additional metadata

What Does it Cost?

Current Content = published in the past two years.

• CrossMark launched on 27th April 2012

• Over 77,000 CrossMark deposits since launch with 642 plus updates

• Working with over 20 publishers on CrossMark implementation

Marketing Microsite now available http://www.crossref.org/crossmark/index.html

• Banner ads for publisher use

Any Questions?

http://crossmarksupport.labs.crossref.org

rlammey@crossref.org

http://www.crossref.org/crossmark