There is an active discussion now about the role of scholarly bibliographic databases, how they affect what is counted in research and thus how they influence how researchers are assessed and in turn how innovation in research and publishing is supported.
An international group has proposed four criteria for innovation-friendly bibliographic databases.
1️⃣Recognize diversity in use cases and needs of database users.
2️⃣ Index beyond peer-reviewed journals (preprints, data, etc.).
3️⃣ Embrace trust markers like open peer reviews.
4️⃣ Include researchers in governance.