When Crossref began over 20 years ago, our members were primarily from the United States and Western Europe, but for several years our membership has been more global and diverse, growing to almost 18,000 organizations around the world, representing 148 countries.
![gem-blog-v4|690x349](upload://uiWRAwNoFvSwNNUNSSPK3I2Xys1.jpeg)This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://0-www-crossref-org.lib.rivier.edu/blog/introducing-our-new-global-equitable-membership-gem-program/