Keep Your Research Current, Reliable & Trusted
Crossmark helps readers quickly check the current status of a scholarly publication and discover important updates associated with it.
A Crossmark button placed on your published content gives readers a simple way to access information about corrections, updates, retractions, and other publication changes, helping them make informed decisions about the research they are reading and citing.
What Crossmark Enables
✓ Verify Content Status
Help readers determine whether a publication is current or has undergone important changes.
🔄 Track Updates
Connect readers to corrections, updated versions, retractions, and other relevant publication information.
🛡 Build Research Trust
Provide greater transparency around the history and status of scholarly content.
📋 Provide Additional Information
Make relevant publication metadata, notices, and other information easily accessible from the Crossmark button.
How Crossmark Works
1. Publish Your Research
Publish your journal article, conference paper, book chapter, or other scholarly content.
2. Add Crossmark
Place the Crossmark button on the published content where readers can easily find it.
3. Maintain Publication Updates
Register and maintain relevant information about corrections, retractions, updates, and other changes.
4. Help Readers Check the Record
Readers can click the Crossmark button to access the latest status and additional information associated with the publication.
Why Crossmark Matters
Scholarly research doesn’t always remain unchanged after publication. Corrections, updates, and retractions can occur as new information becomes available.
Crossmark helps create a more transparent and trustworthy scholarly record by making these changes easier for readers to identify.
It can help:
- Increase transparency in scholarly publishing
- Make corrections and updates easier to discover
- Alert readers to important changes
- Support research integrity
- Reduce the risk of relying on outdated or retracted information
- Provide a clearer publication history
- Build greater confidence in scholarly content
For Publishers & Journals
Crossmark is valuable for academic journals, publishers, societies, universities, conference proceedings, and research organizations that want to provide readers with a transparent way to check the status of published content.
It creates a simple connection between the published document and its ongoing publication record.
Keep the Scholarly Record Connected
Published → Updated → Corrected → Verified
Crossmark helps readers stay informed about the status of scholarly content throughout its publication lifecycle.
Trusted Research. Transparent Updates.
Crossmark helps publishers communicate changes clearly and helps readers access a more reliable and trustworthy scholarly record.