The Crossref Ambassador Program is an exciting and important program initiated in early 2018, and one which fully embraces a key strategic focus—to adapt to expanding constituencies.
Our Ambassadors are enthusiastic volunteers who work within the global academic community in a variety of ways—as librarians, researchers, publishers, and societies,—and all of whom share a strong belief in the mission-driven work we do to improve scholarly research communication. They support us by using their industry expertise, local knowledge, and translation skills to represent Crossref at regional events—providing training to our members in different languages, locations and time zones.
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I hold a PhD in the Theory of Scientific Information - Information Services from Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski. Currently, I am a lecturer at the Department of Library and Information Studies and Cultural Policy at the same University. I serve as the Director of the Library and Publishing Department at the Agricultural Academy, where I manage the Central Agricultural Library - one of the largest scientific libraries in Bulgaria. I am also responsible for the publication of five scientific journals and act as the primary institutional contact for Web of Science, Scopus, Crossref, DOAJ, ProQuest, the Bulgarian Portal for Open Science, the ISBN Agency, etc. My research interests focus on publishing activities, scientific information, and special library collections.
Притежавам докторска степен по „Теория на научната информация – Информационно обслужване“ от Софийския университет „Св. Климент Охридски“. В момента съм преподавател в катедра „Библиотечно-информационни науки и културна политика“ в същия Университет. Заемам длъжността директор на дирекция „Библиотечна и издателска дейност“ в Селскостопанската академия, където ръководя Централна селскостопанска библиотека – една от най-големите научни библиотеки в България. Отговарям също за издаването на пет научни списания и съм основното лице за контакт на институцията с Web of Science, Scopus, Crossref, DOAJ, ProQuest, Българския портал за отворена наука, ISBN агенцията и други. Научните ми интереси са насочени към издателската дейност, научната информация и специалните библиотечни колекции.
Frédéric is a researcher/lecturer at the University of the French West Indies. While practising research and lecturing in English Studies and Visual/Performing Arts, he has developed a keen interest in cultural anthropology. After the obtention of his Ph.D. in English Studies, his research has focused on the relationship between aesthetics and social sculpture in a variety of Transamerican diasporic contexts: visual arts, cinema, drama, and performance. He has authored two books and edited 3 journal international issues. He believes that research accessibility and visibility are key to fostering excellent scientific cooperation, hence his engagement with Crossref.
Frédéric est chercheur/enseignant à l’Université des Antilles Françaises. Tout en pratiquant la recherche et en enseignant en études anglaises et en arts visuels/du spectacle, il a développé un vif intérêt pour l’anthropologie culturelle. Après l’obtention de son doctorat. en études anglaises, ses recherches se sont concentrées sur la relation entre l’esthétique et la sculpture sociale dans divers contextes diasporiques transaméricains : arts visuels, cinéma, théâtre et performance. Il est l’auteur de deux livres et a édité trois numéros internationaux de revues. Il estime que l’accessibilité et la visibilité de la recherche sont essentielles pour favoriser une excellente coopération scientifique, d’où son engagement auprès de Crossref.
Nicoleta-Roxana Dinu holds a PhD in Library and Information Science at the University of Bucharest. She works at the National Library of Romania, Institutional Development Department. She has been responsible for international relations for the Profesional de la información Journal and the webmaster of the mentioned journal. She is currently editor of the Infonomy Journal (Spain), Scientific advisor of the Journal of Creative Industries and Cultural Studies (JOCIS), Portugal and member of the Advisory Board of the Central European Library and Information Science Review (CeLISR) Journal, Hungary. She is editor of e-LIS for Romania and Moldova. She has published articles on digital information, metadata, trends in scientific journals, use of repositories and social networks.
Nicoleta-Roxana Dinu este doctor în Științele informării și documentării, în cadrul Universității din București. Își desfășoară activitatea la Biblioteca Națională a României, în serviciul Dezvoltare instituțională. A lucrat în Biroul de Relații internaționale al revistei Profesional de la información și a fost webmaster-ul aceleași reviste. În prezent, este editor al revistei Infonomy (Spania), consilier științific al revistei Journal of Creative Industries and Cultural Studies (JOCIS), Portugalia, și membru în Consiliul Consultativ al revistei Central European Library and Information Science Review (CeLISR), Ungaria. Este editor e-Lis pentru România și Republica Moldova. A publicat articole despre informații digitale, metadate, tendințe în revistele științifice, dar și despre utilizarea depozitelor digitale și rețelelor de socializare.
Prof. Dr. Lazar Stošić is Dean of the Faculty of Informatics and Computer Science in Belgrade, Serbia, a Senior Research Associate, and a Corresponding Member of the Serbian Academy of Education. His academic and professional work focuses on computer science, educational technology, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and scholarly communication. He has extensive experience in the application of AI in education and research, open science infrastructures, metadata quality, DOI implementation, digital publishing systems, research visibility, and journal development. His work supports academic institutions and research communities in improving digital workflows, publication standards, indexing readiness, and responsible use of emerging technologies.
Prof. dr Lazar Stošić je dekan Fakulteta za informatiku i računarstvo u Beogradu, Srbija, viši naučni saradnik i dopisni član Srpske akademije obrazovanja. Njegov akademski i profesionalni rad usmeren je na računarstvo, obrazovnu tehnologiju, veštačku inteligenciju, digitalnu transformaciju i naučnu komunikaciju. Ima značajno iskustvo u primeni AI u obrazovanju i istraživanju, infrastrukturi otvorene nauke, kvalitetu metapodataka, implementaciji DOI brojeva, digitalnim izdavačkim sistemima, vidljivosti istraživanja i razvoju časopisa. Njegov rad podržava akademske institucije i istraživačke zajednice u unapređenju digitalnih tokova rada.
