ROR is a global, community-led registry of open persistent identifiers for research organizations

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The Research Organization Registry (ROR) includes IDs and metadata for more than 110,000 organizations and counting. Registry data is CC0 and openly available via a search interface, REST API, and data dump. Registry updates are curated through a community process and released at least once a month.

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ROR is community-supported open infrastructure driven by organizations and individuals from around the world. Join the community to get involved in advisory groups, give feedback on future directions, and integrate ROR in your systems.

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Learn more about ROR

California Digital Library, Crossref, and DataCite launched ROR in 2019 following extensive community collaborations to develop an open registry of research organization identifiers. ROR is the only organization identifier that is completely open, focused specifically on affiliations, operated as a community initiative, and supported in core scholarly infrastructure.

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News and Updates

Using ROR IDs in Place of Funder IDs

Crossref members can now use ROR IDs to identify funders in any place where they currently use Funder IDs in their metadata.

By Patricia Feeney

March 5, 2025

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Highlights from the 2025 ROR Annual Community Meeting

Highlights of the 2025 ROR annual meeting sessions, including the Community Update, the panel on National PID Policies and Practices, and the session on Successes and Opportunities for ROR in the Asia-Pacific Region.

By Amanda French

February 19, 2025

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Faster Affiliation Matching at Scale

OpenAlex has added a new metadata matching strategy co-developed by ROR and Crossref to its affiliation matching processes: ROR is also investigating the prospect of incorporating this new matching strategy into the ROR API in 2025.

By Adam Buttrick

January 27, 2025

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