Matching funders in scholarly metadata: linking names to ROR IDs

2026/04/27 by Jason Portenoy · 2 voices · 1 citation
Computer Science · Arts and Humanities · #Library Science and Information Systems #Research Data Management Practices #Libraries and Information Services

paper · doi:10.64000/d3f5t-g5017

Abstract

In April 2025, we launched the metadata matching project, in order to add missing relationships to the scholarly metadata. We will do this by consolidating all existing and planned matching workflows, which enrich member-deposited metadata in Crossref. This unified service will result in a more complete research nexus.

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Discussions

• We've developed a new strategy for matching funder names to @ror.org IDs to further enrich our member's metadata to show how research is connected. Read more: https://doi.org/10.64000/d3f5t-g5017 #Res [bsky, 7 points, 0 comments]
• Exciting news! @Crossref.bsky.social will soon be linking funder names to ROR IDs in DOI #metadata through a rigorously tested automatic matching strategy. This is a major step toward making ROR the p [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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