Is Crossref down?

Crossref current status is clear.

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Recent Crossref Outages and Issues

  • May 12024
    We've had several members notify us that submission processing (from XML submissions via HTTPS POST) has been delayed today. We're aware of the situation and believe we have identified the cause of the problem. We're working on catching up on the backlog of submissions now. -IF
  • Apr 302024
    We are aware of intermittent internal server errors (status code 500) that are preventing some members from registering content via Metadata Manager - https://www.crossref.org/metadatamanager/. We are investigating. If you encounter this error, you may try submitting one DOI at a time while we work on a fix. -IF
  • Apr 162024
    We're currently seeing an increased failure rate on our Plus REST API service. Our team is investigating, and we'll update with more information soon.
  • Apr 42024
    There was an issue with the generation of April's JSON Metadata Plus snapshots. We are currently rebuilding the JSON snapshots for this month. We expect to have the April 2024 JSON snapshots available later this week and will update this message when it is available. -IF

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About Crossref Monitoring

StatusTicker monitors the status of Crossref and all other cloud services. We show you the current status of Crossref and all other services. We also show you the most recent Crossref outage history.

About Crossref

Crossref is a non-profit organization providing a digital infrastructure for scholarly communications. Their product or service facilitates the registration, referencing, linking, and discovery of research content, helping researchers and publishers collaborate and develop innovative solutions for scholarly communication.

Recent Crossref Outage and Status History

May 2024

April 2024

March 2024

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Crossref Components

StatusTicker monitors the following components of Crossref:

  • APIs
  • Beta
  • Content Registration
  • External dependencies
  • Meta
  • Metadata Plus
  • Sites

Frequently Asked Questions

No, Crossref is not having an outage right now. The Crossref status here can help you determine if there is a global outage and Crossref is down for everyone or it is just you that is experiencing problems.

The last outage for Crossref was on February 1, 2024 and lasted for 13 minutes.

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