Crossref · Schema

Crossref Work

Schema for a Crossref Work record returned by /works endpoints, capturing the core scholarly metadata fields.

CitationsDOIFundersIdentifiersJournalsLicensesMembersMetadataOpen AccessORCIDPrefixesPublishersReference LinkingRORScholarly

Properties

Name Type Description
DOI string Digital Object Identifier of the work.
URL string Resolvable URL for the DOI.
type string Crossref work type ID such as journal-article, book-chapter, dataset, preprint.
title array
subtitle array
container-title array
short-container-title array
publisher string
publisher-location string
ISSN array
ISBN array
issue string
volume string
page string
article-number string
abstract string
subject array
author array
editor array
translator array
issued object
published object
published-print object
published-online object
created object
deposited object
indexed object
reference-count integer
references-count integer
is-referenced-by-count integer
score number
member string
prefix string
license array
funder array
link array
reference array
relation object
View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

crossref-work-schema.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/crossref/json-schema/crossref-work-schema.json",
  "title": "Crossref Work",
  "description": "Schema for a Crossref Work record returned by /works endpoints, capturing the core scholarly metadata fields.",
  "type": "object",
  "required": ["DOI", "type"],
  "properties": {
    "DOI": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Digital Object Identifier of the work.",
      "pattern": "^10\\."
    },
    "URL": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "Resolvable URL for the DOI."
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Crossref work type ID such as journal-article, book-chapter, dataset, preprint."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "subtitle": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "container-title": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "short-container-title": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "publisher": { "type": "string" },
    "publisher-location": { "type": "string" },
    "ISSN": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "ISBN": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "issue": { "type": "string" },
    "volume": { "type": "string" },
    "page": { "type": "string" },
    "article-number": { "type": "string" },
    "abstract": { "type": "string" },
    "subject": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "type": "string" }
    },
    "author": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Contributor" }
    },
    "editor": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Contributor" }
    },
    "translator": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Contributor" }
    },
    "issued": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PartialDate" },
    "published": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PartialDate" },
    "published-print": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PartialDate" },
    "published-online": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PartialDate" },
    "created": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Timestamp" },
    "deposited": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Timestamp" },
    "indexed": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Timestamp" },
    "reference-count": { "type": "integer" },
    "references-count": { "type": "integer" },
    "is-referenced-by-count": { "type": "integer" },
    "score": { "type": "number" },
    "member": { "type": "string" },
    "prefix": { "type": "string" },
    "license": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/License" }
    },
    "funder": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Funder" }
    },
    "link": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/ResourceLink" }
    },
    "reference": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/Reference" }
    },
    "relation": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": true
    }
  },
  "$defs": {
    "Contributor": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "given": { "type": "string" },
        "family": { "type": "string" },
        "name": { "type": "string" },
        "ORCID": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "authenticated-orcid": { "type": "boolean" },
        "affiliation": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "object",
            "properties": {
              "name": { "type": "string" },
              "id": {
                "type": "array",
                "items": { "type": "object" }
              }
            }
          }
        },
        "sequence": {
          "type": "string",
          "enum": ["first", "additional"]
        }
      }
    },
    "PartialDate": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "date-parts": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": { "type": "integer" },
            "minItems": 1,
            "maxItems": 3
          }
        },
        "date-time": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "timestamp": { "type": "integer" }
      }
    },
    "Timestamp": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "date-parts": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": { "type": "integer" }
          }
        },
        "date-time": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time" },
        "timestamp": { "type": "integer" }
      }
    },
    "License": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "URL": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "start": { "$ref": "#/$defs/PartialDate" },
        "delay-in-days": { "type": "integer" },
        "content-version": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "Funder": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "name": { "type": "string" },
        "DOI": { "type": "string" },
        "doi-asserted-by": { "type": "string" },
        "award": {
          "type": "array",
          "items": { "type": "string" }
        }
      }
    },
    "ResourceLink": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "URL": { "type": "string", "format": "uri" },
        "content-type": { "type": "string" },
        "content-version": { "type": "string" },
        "intended-application": { "type": "string" }
      }
    },
    "Reference": {
      "type": "object",
      "properties": {
        "key": { "type": "string" },
        "DOI": { "type": "string" },
        "doi-asserted-by": { "type": "string" },
        "article-title": { "type": "string" },
        "journal-title": { "type": "string" },
        "volume": { "type": "string" },
        "first-page": { "type": "string" },
        "year": { "type": "string" },
        "author": { "type": "string" },
        "unstructured": { "type": "string" }
      }
    }
  }
}

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