DOAJ Search API
The Search API from DOAJ — 3 operation(s) for search.
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OpenAPI Specification
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
title: Doaj Search API
version: 4.0.0
tags:
- name: Search
paths:
/api/search/applications/{search_query}:
get:
parameters:
- description: <div class="search-query-docs">Go to 'DASHBOARD' and 'Settings' to find your API key. If there is no key, click 'Generate a new API key'. If you do not see that button, contact us.
in: query
name: api_key
required: true
schema:
type: string
- description: <div class="search-query-docs">What you are searching for, e.g. computers. <br> <br> You can search in any field in the results or schema. <a href="#specific_field_search">More details</a> <br> For example, to search for all journals tagged with the keyword "heritage" <pre>bibjson.keywords:heritage</pre> <a href="#short_field_names">Short-hand names are available</a> for some fields <pre>issn:2212-4276</pre> <pre>publisher:sciendo</pre> </div>
in: path
name: search_query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- description: Which page of the results you wish to see
in: query
name: page
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: How many results per page you wish to see; the default is 10 The page size limit is 100
in: query
name: pageSize
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: <div> Substitutions are also available here for convenience <ul> <li>title - order by the normalised, unpunctuated version of the title</li> <li>issn - sort by issn</li> </ul> For example <pre>title:asc</pre> <pre>issn:desc</pre> </div>
in: query
name: sort
required: false
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Search was successful
content:
application/json:
schema:
properties:
page:
type: integer
pageSize:
type: integer
query:
type: string
results:
items:
properties:
bibjson:
properties:
alternative_title:
type: string
apc:
properties:
currency:
type: string
max_price:
type: string
title: apc
type: object
apc_url:
type: string
author_pays:
type: string
author_pays_url:
type: string
copyright:
properties:
author_retains:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: copyright
type: object
country:
type: string
deposit_policy:
items:
properties:
service:
items:
title: service
type: string
type: array
url:
type: string
title: deposit_policy
type: object
type: array
editorial_review:
properties:
process:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: editorial_review
type: object
identifier:
items:
properties:
id:
type: string
type:
type: string
title: identifier
type: object
type: array
institution:
type: string
keywords:
items:
type: string
type: array
license:
items:
properties:
BY:
type: boolean
NC:
type: boolean
ND:
type: boolean
SA:
type: boolean
embedded:
type: string
embedded_example_url:
type: string
open_access:
type: string
type:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: license
type: object
type: array
link:
items:
properties:
type:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: link
type: object
type: array
other_charges_url:
type: string
pid_scheme:
items:
type: string
type: array
plagiarism_detection:
properties:
detection:
type: boolean
url:
type: string
title: plagiarism_detection
type: object
preservation:
properties:
services:
items:
type: string
type: array
url:
type: string
title: preservation
type: object
publication_time_weeks:
type: string
publisher:
type: string
subject:
items:
properties:
code:
type: string
scheme:
type: string
term:
type: string
title: subject
type: object
type: array
title:
type: string
title: bibjson
type: object
created_date:
format: dateTime
type: string
id:
type: string
last_updated:
format: dateTime
type: string
title: Journal
type: object
type: array
timestamp:
format: dateTime
type: string
total:
type: integer
title: Journal search
'400':
description: Bad Request
summary: Search your applications [Authenticated, not public]
tags:
- Search
operationId: getApiSearchApplicationsBySearchQuery
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/search/articles/{search_query}:
get:
parameters:
- description: <div class="search-query-docs"> What you are searching for, e.g. computers <br> <br> You can search inside any field you see in the results or the schema. <a href="#specific_field_search">More details</a> <br> For example, to search for all articles with abstracts containing the word "shadow" <pre>bibjson.abstract:"shadow"</pre> <a href="#short_field_names">Short-hand names are available</a> for some fields <pre>doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2013.00479</pre> <pre>issn:1874-9496</pre> <pre>license:CC-BY</pre> <pre>title:hydrostatic pressure</pre> </div>
in: path
name: search_query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- description: Which page of the results you want to see.
in: query
name: page
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: How many results per page you want to see. The default is 10. The page size limit is 100
in: query
name: pageSize
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: <div> Substitutions are also available here for convenience <ul> <li>title - order by the normalised, unpunctuated version of the title</li> </ul> For example <pre>title:asc</pre> </div>
in: query
name: sort
required: false
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Search was successful
content:
application/json:
schema:
properties:
page:
type: integer
pageSize:
type: integer
query:
type: string
results:
items:
properties:
bibjson:
properties:
abstract:
type: string
author:
items:
properties:
affiliation:
type: string
email:
type: string
name:
type: string
orcid_id:
type: string
title: author
type: object
type: array
end_page:
type: string
identifier:
items:
properties:
id:
type: string
type:
type: string
title: identifier
type: object
type: array
journal:
properties:
country:
type: string
language:
items:
type: string
type: array
number:
type: string
publisher:
type: string
title:
type: string
volume:
type: string
title: journal
type: object
keywords:
items:
type: string
type: array
link:
items:
properties:
content_type:
type: string
type:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: link
type: object
type: array
month:
type: string
start_page:
type: integer
subject:
items:
properties:
code:
type: string
scheme:
type: string
term:
type: string
title: subject
type: object
type: array
title:
type: string
year:
type: string
title: bibjson
type: object
created_date:
format: dateTime
type: string
id:
type: string
last_updated:
format: dateTime
type: string
title: Article
type: object
type: array
timestamp:
format: dateTime
type: string
total:
type: integer
title: Article search
'400':
description: Bad Request
summary: Search articles
tags:
- Search
operationId: getApiSearchArticlesBySearchQuery
x-operation-id-source: derived
/api/search/journals/{search_query}:
get:
parameters:
- description: <div class="search-query-docs"> What you are searching for, e.g. computers <br> <br> You can search inside any field you see in the results or the schema. <a href="#specific_field_search">More details</a> <br> For example, to search for all journals tagged with the keyword "heritage" <pre>bibjson.keywords:heritage</pre> <a href="#short_field_names">Short-hand names are available</a> for some fields <pre>issn:1874-9496</pre> <pre>publisher:dove</pre> </div>
in: path
name: search_query
required: true
schema:
type: string
- description: Which page of the results you want to see.
in: query
name: page
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: How many results per page you want to see. The default is 10. The page size limit is 100
in: query
name: pageSize
required: false
schema:
type: integer
- description: <div> Substitutions are also available here for convenience <ul> <li>title - order by the normalised, unpunctuated version of the title</li> <li>issn - sort by issn</li> </ul> For example <pre>title:asc</pre> <pre>issn:desc</pre> </div>
in: query
name: sort
required: false
schema:
type: string
responses:
'200':
description: Search was successful
content:
application/json:
schema:
properties:
page:
type: integer
pageSize:
type: integer
query:
type: string
results:
items:
properties:
bibjson:
properties:
alternative_title:
type: string
apc:
properties:
currency:
type: string
max_price:
type: string
title: apc
type: object
apc_url:
type: string
author_pays:
type: string
author_pays_url:
type: string
copyright:
properties:
author_retains:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: copyright
type: object
country:
type: string
deposit_policy:
items:
properties:
service:
items:
title: service
type: string
type: array
url:
type: string
title: deposit_policy
type: object
type: array
editorial_review:
properties:
process:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: editorial_review
type: object
identifier:
items:
properties:
id:
type: string
type:
type: string
title: identifier
type: object
type: array
institution:
type: string
keywords:
items:
type: string
type: array
license:
items:
properties:
BY:
type: boolean
NC:
type: boolean
ND:
type: boolean
SA:
type: boolean
embedded:
type: string
embedded_example_url:
type: string
open_access:
type: string
type:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: license
type: object
type: array
link:
items:
properties:
type:
type: string
url:
type: string
title: link
type: object
type: array
other_charges_url:
type: string
pid_scheme:
items:
type: string
type: array
plagiarism_detection:
properties:
detection:
type: boolean
url:
type: string
title: plagiarism_detection
type: object
preservation:
properties:
services:
items:
type: string
type: array
url:
type: string
title: preservation
type: object
publication_time_weeks:
type: string
publisher:
type: string
subject:
items:
properties:
code:
type: string
scheme:
type: string
term:
type: string
title: subject
type: object
type: array
title:
type: string
title: bibjson
type: object
created_date:
format: date-time
type: string
id:
type: string
last_updated:
format: date-time
type: string
title: Journal
type: object
type: array
timestamp:
format: date-time
type: string
total:
type: integer
title: Journal search
'400':
description: Bad Request
summary: Search journals
tags:
- Search
operationId: getApiSearchJournalsBySearchQuery
x-operation-id-source: derived