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Kelly Stathis

Kelly Stathis

Kelly joined Crossref in November 2026 as Technical Project Lead to coordinate the system redesign project. They are passionate about making open infrastructures more approachable and maintainable. Prior to joining Crossref, Kelly worked in product and community management at DataCite, where they were responsible for the development and adoption of the metadata schema. Kelly holds a Master of Library and Information Studies from the University of British Columbia. They live in Vancouver, British Columbia where they can be found befriending neighbourhood cats.

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Why metadata matters for research integrity: a new joint guide from Crossref and DataCite

Preserving the integrity of the scholarly record is an important component of the overall endeavour to protect research integrity. Open scholarly infrastructure enables persistent recording of research objects and associated metadata, which provides an evidence trail for these objects for all in the research community. Crossref and DataCite – as providers of essential infrastructure for preservation of the scholarly record – we share our joint expertise in the new guide on “Why metadata matters for research integrity and how to contribute”.

Metadata for research integrity: a joint guide from Crossref and DataCite

Helena Cousijn

Helena Cousijn, Monday, Nov 2, 2026

In Research IntegrityMetadataDataCite

Research integrity depends on accurate, complete, and connected metadata. This joint guide from Crossref and DataCite sets out the metadata elements most critical for assessing research integrity—and how all stakeholders can contribute to and benefit from a richer, more trustworthy scholarly record.

Guide for funders to support FAIR workflows & enable research tracking

Helena Cousijn

Helena Cousijn, Monday, Nov 2, 2026

In Research FundersGrant Linking SystemMetadata

A joint guide from Crossref, DataCite, and ORCID introducing the role of persistent identifiers and open metadata in FAIR research and end-to-end research tracking—with concrete recommendations for the policies, workflows, and resourcing funders can put in place.