# Participation Report - Improving REFERENCES % **URL:** \ **Category:** Reports\ **Tags:** participation-report\ **Created:** [24 September 2019 13:02 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132 "2019-09-24T13:02:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BrunaErlandsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/brunaerlandsson/32/127_2.png) [@BrunaErlandsson](https://community.crossref.org/u/BrunaErlandsson)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2019 13:02 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/1 "2019-09-24T13:02:16Z")
Hi! My friend Gustavo is trying to improve the metadata of this journal Revista Brasileira de Educação do Campo (prefix 10.20873) and he is facing problems. He is adding metadata via OJS and the percentage of his deposited References on his Participation Report is still down to 0. I will show some screenshot he sent me and maybe the Crossref staff could help us to understand if there is anything that he is doing wrong and if he is actually depositing the references! ![print%201](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/a6726de3041c201d5d5a818126331e7fb890f9d8.jpeg) ![print2](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/crossref/original/1X/a55301e5efb3dfe4f2f4a02af69a1da1f2b71b87.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![gustavo.araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/gustavo.araujo/32/225_2.png) [@gustavo.araujo](https://community.crossref.org/u/gustavo.araujo)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2019 13:12 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/2 "2019-09-24T13:12:02Z")
I appreciate anyone who can help! ---
**Author:** ![ifarley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/ifarley/32/44_2.png) [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2019 13:47 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/3 "2019-09-24T13:47:25Z")
Thank you @BrunaErlandsson! Welcome to the community forum @gustavo.araujo! Gustavo, can you provide with examples of DOIs that you have tried to register references with using OJS? From there, I’ll need to investigate these examples to see what might be the issue. Thanks in advance for the extra details, Isaac ---
**Author:** ![gustavo.araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/gustavo.araujo/32/225_2.png) [@gustavo.araujo](https://community.crossref.org/u/gustavo.araujo)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2019 14:50 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/4 "2019-09-24T14:50:41Z")
Isaac, Thanks for your help. This is an example of DOI from a journal manuscript: 10.20873/uft.rbec.v4e4132 Best regards, Gustavo ---
**Author:** ![Anjum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/anjum/32/53_2.png) [@Anjum](https://community.crossref.org/u/Anjum)\ **Post date:** [24 September 2019 15:00 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/5 "2019-09-24T15:00:35Z")
Gustavo Araujo, Welcome to Crossref community. ---
**Author:** ![edamasio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/edamasio/32/97_2.png) [@edamasio](https://community.crossref.org/u/edamasio)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 13:44 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/6 "2019-09-25T13:44:12Z")
This version of OJS already deposits References? I think not!. If not deposit has to be done via Metadata Manager or Simple Text Query. ---
**Author:** ![BrunaErlandsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/brunaerlandsson/32/127_2.png) [@BrunaErlandsson](https://community.crossref.org/u/BrunaErlandsson)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 14:07 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/7 "2019-09-25T14:07:13Z")
Hi @edamasio, good to see you around here! Actually the new OJS 3.1.2 enables it. ---
**Author:** ![ifarley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/ifarley/32/44_2.png) [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 17:42 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/8 "2019-09-25T17:42:12Z")
Hello @gustavo.araujo and @BrunaErlandsson. I have reviewed the metadata that was submitted for the example DOI (10.20873/uft.rbec.v4e4132) that Gustavo provided and no references made it to us for that DOI, as you can see here: [https://doi.crossref.org/servlet/submissionAdmin?sf=detail&submissionID=1438307820](https://doi.crossref.org/servlet/submissionAdmin?sf=detail&submissionID=1438307820) We have only received one submission for that DOI. It was made back on 31 January 2019. You’ll need to log into the admin tool and then click that link before you can review the submission details. You can also see this here: [http://api.crossref.org/works/10.20873/uft.rbec.v4e4132](http://api.crossref.org/works/10.20873/uft.rbec.v4e4132) ---
**Author:** ![gustavo.araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/gustavo.araujo/32/225_2.png) [@gustavo.araujo](https://community.crossref.org/u/gustavo.araujo)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 18:15 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/9 "2019-09-25T18:15:10Z")
Hi @ifarley. Thanks for your help. Can I solve this problem via Metadata Manager? If so, I’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![BrunaErlandsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/brunaerlandsson/32/127_2.png) [@BrunaErlandsson](https://community.crossref.org/u/BrunaErlandsson)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 18:29 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/10 "2019-09-25T18:29:14Z")
@gustavo.araujo, yes, you can do it via Metadata Manager, on the slides I sent you there are examples of how to do it properly. But also, there is another easy way, as @edamasio mentioned (Simple Text Query), see below a screenshot: ![00](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard14/uploads/crossref/original/1X/1f02bc09a5eccf8af9ea760d6df1fa519548d1e3.png) ![35](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard14/uploads/crossref/original/1X/fd69b60aa778715798364124f265cfcb262c29de.png) ---
**Author:** ![gustavo.araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/gustavo.araujo/32/225_2.png) [@gustavo.araujo](https://community.crossref.org/u/gustavo.araujo)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 18:49 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/12 "2019-09-25T18:49:26Z")
Thank you very much for your help @BrunaErlandsson !!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![edamasio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/edamasio/32/97_2.png) [@edamasio](https://community.crossref.org/u/edamasio)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 19:19 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/13 "2019-09-25T19:19:33Z")
Gustavo, In STQ **doesn´t click** this button [List all possible DOIs per reference] ![image](https://aws1.discourse-cdn.com/standard14/uploads/crossref/original/1X/b0b865da05b7d36a10da1a5105e9d8789c6ef73f.png) ---
**Author:** ![ifarley](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/ifarley/32/44_2.png) [@ifarley](https://community.crossref.org/u/ifarley)\ **Post date:** [25 September 2019 19:47 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/14 "2019-09-25T19:47:05Z")
Thank you, Bruna and @edamasio. Good luck with Metadata Manager and/or the Simple Text Query form, Gustavo. Let me know if you have questions as you work through your updates. ---
**Author:** ![Anjum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/anjum/32/53_2.png) [@Anjum](https://community.crossref.org/u/Anjum)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2019 02:45 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/15 "2019-09-26T02:45:41Z")
Bruna and @edamasio I believe that use of Metadata Manager is good for reference deposit along with other detail of the article to save the time and deposit reference rapidly instead of use of STQ. ---
**Author:** ![BrunaErlandsson](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/brunaerlandsson/32/127_2.png) [@BrunaErlandsson](https://community.crossref.org/u/BrunaErlandsson)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2019 10:30 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/16 "2019-09-26T10:30:32Z")
Hi @anjum! I totally agree. I always encourage members to use Metadata Manager instead, since its so complete! I’m a major fan of this tool, haha However, I have checked the Participation Report of Gustavo’s Journal and its metadata is actually rich, apart from the references 🙂 So, in his case Simple Text Query would do the job, haha. ---
**Author:** ![edamasio](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/edamasio/32/97_2.png) [@edamasio](https://community.crossref.org/u/edamasio)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2019 12:42 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/17 "2019-09-26T12:42:38Z")
I’ve been using Metadata Manager for over 10 months and feed all possible metadata and deposit the references. It is much better. haha ---
**Author:** ![Anjum](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/anjum/32/53_2.png) [@Anjum](https://community.crossref.org/u/Anjum)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2019 14:18 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/18 "2019-09-26T14:18:32Z")
Thanks to Crossref persons who worked/working for Metadata Manager. I appreciate the original idea for creation of Metadata Manager. ---
**Author:** ![gustavo.araujo](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.crossref.org/gustavo.araujo/32/225_2.png) [@gustavo.araujo](https://community.crossref.org/u/gustavo.araujo)\ **Post date:** [27 September 2019 10:40 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/19 "2019-09-27T10:40:27Z")
Thanks to your colleagues @BrunaErlandsson @edamasio @ifarley @Anjum for their help! Gustavo ---
**Author:** ![Angela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Angela](https://community.crossref.org/u/Angela)\ **Post date:** [24 October 2019 17:35 UTC](https://community.crossref.org/t/participation-report-improving-references/1132/20 "2019-10-24T17:35:47Z")
I read this correspondence as an exciting adventure. The high culture of the dialogue participants is particularly striking. The Crossref team is always on top. There is no knot which they could not unravel!