Can Crossref amend its membership terms or sign additional documents for my organization? - Membership Ticket of the Month - January 2025

Hello there! From time to time, applicants and members will ask if Crossref can customize or amend our membership terms for their organizations, or sign additional documentation. The short answer is: no, with a slight exception in cases of certain United States state entities, and organs of the United Nations and European Union. Before I explain further, let’s zoom out. Crossref is a nonprofit membership organization composed of around 20,000 members. When the representative of an organizatio...