MODERN REFERENCE · 30% of composite
Association for Computing Machinery vs DOI (CrossRef Resolver) — Modern Reference
How fit each source is for citation in modern (LLM-era) writing — machine-readability, schema, freshness signals, AI-corpus presence.
Verdict
DOI (CrossRef Resolver) outscores Association for Computing Machinery on Modern Citation Reference by 18 points (A+ · 98 vs B · 80).
Academic
Association for Computing Machinery
dl.acm.org
B·80
Rank #85 of 130 on Modern Reference
ACM Digital Library + DOI per paper; metered access to most papers.
Higher Modern Reference
Academic
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)
doi.org
A+·98
Rank #1 of 130 on Modern Reference
Permanent URL resolution + free metadata API (CrossRef); near-universal LLM training-corpus inclusion.
Global rank · Modern Reference
Why these Modern Reference scores
Association for Computing MachineryB·80
Modern Reference · 80/100
ACM Digital Library + DOI per paper; metered access to most papers.
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)A+·98
Modern Reference · 98/100
Permanent URL resolution + free metadata API (CrossRef); near-universal LLM training-corpus inclusion.
Signals behind the Modern Reference score
Association for Computing Machinery
- Subscription gateMost papers paywalled; abstracts open.
DOI (CrossRef Resolver)
- CrossRef metadata APIFree public API with full metadata for every registered DOI.
- Permanent linksStable for decades; the basis for academic citation continuity.
Other dimensions for Association for Computing Machinery vs DOI (CrossRef Resolver)
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