Improving How Funding Connects to Research Outputs
Starting today, funder names deposited in Crossref metadata without an identifier will be matched to ROR IDs, to support an open and connected Research Nexus.
September 15, 2026
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ROR includes IDs and metadata for thousands of research and funding organizations from around the world. 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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After extensive collaborative planning with the scholarly infrastructure community, California Digital Library, Crossref, and DataCite launched ROR in 2019. ROR is the only organization identifier that is completely open, operated as a community initiative, and widely supported in core research systems.
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