# Amendments to membership terms to open reference distribution and include UK jurisdiction - Crossref

**URL:** <https://community.crossref.org/t/amendments-to-membership-terms-to-open-reference-distribution-and-include-uk-jurisdiction-crossref/2591>\
**Category:** References\
**Tags:** references, blog\
**Created:** [4 April 2022 17:03 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/amendments-to-membership-terms-to-open-reference-distribution-and-include-uk-jurisdiction-crossref/2591 "2022-04-04T17:03:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Crossref](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/crossref/32/31_2.png) [@Crossref](https://community.crossref.org/u/Crossref)\
**Post date:** [4 April 2022 17:03 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/amendments-to-membership-terms-to-open-reference-distribution-and-include-uk-jurisdiction-crossref/2591/1 "2022-04-04T17:03:58Z")

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Forthcoming amendments to Crossref’s membership terms will include:

Removal of ‘reference distribution preference’ policy: **all references in Crossref will be treated as open metadata from 3rd June 2022.**

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.crossref.org/blog/amendments-to-membership-terms-to-open-reference-distribution-and-include-uk-jurisdiction/](https://www.crossref.org/blog/amendments-to-membership-terms-to-open-reference-distribution-and-include-uk-jurisdiction/)