Springer Nature · Schema
Springer Nature Publication Record
Metadata record for a Springer Nature scholarly publication (article, book chapter, or book)
Academic PublishingOpen AccessResearchScholarly ContentScientific Publishing
Properties
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | Unique record identifier |
| url | array | Access URLs for different platforms and formats |
| title | string | Full title of the publication |
| creators | array | Authors and contributors |
| publicationName | string | Journal name, book series, or collection title |
| issn | string | Print ISSN |
| eissn | string | Electronic ISSN |
| isbn | string | ISBN for books and book chapters |
| doi | string | Digital Object Identifier |
| publisher | string | Publishing organization |
| publicationDate | string | Date of publication |
| onlineDate | string | Date of online publication |
| printDate | string | Date of print publication |
| volume | string | Journal volume number |
| number | string | Journal issue number |
| startingPage | string | First page of the article |
| endingPage | string | Last page of the article |
| copyright | string | Copyright statement |
| contentType | string | Type of scholarly content |
| abstract | string | Abstract or summary of the publication |
| subjects | array | Subject classification terms |
| keyword | array | Author-supplied keywords |
| openAccess | boolean | Whether the content is freely available under open access |
| license | string | Open access license (e.g., CC BY 4.0) |
JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
"$id": "https://api.springernature.com/schemas/publication",
"title": "Springer Nature Publication Record",
"description": "Metadata record for a Springer Nature scholarly publication (article, book chapter, or book)",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"identifier": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique record identifier"
},
"url": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Access URLs for different platforms and formats",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/ContentUrl"
}
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Full title of the publication"
},
"creators": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Authors and contributors",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/definitions/Creator"
}
},
"publicationName": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Journal name, book series, or collection title"
},
"issn": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$",
"description": "Print ISSN"
},
"eissn": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$",
"description": "Electronic ISSN"
},
"isbn": {
"type": "string",
"description": "ISBN for books and book chapters"
},
"doi": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Digital Object Identifier",
"pattern": "^10\\.[0-9]{4,}/.+"
},
"publisher": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Publishing organization"
},
"publicationDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date of publication"
},
"onlineDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date of online publication"
},
"printDate": {
"type": "string",
"format": "date",
"description": "Date of print publication"
},
"volume": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Journal volume number"
},
"number": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Journal issue number"
},
"startingPage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "First page of the article"
},
"endingPage": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Last page of the article"
},
"copyright": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Copyright statement"
},
"contentType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["Article", "Book", "Chapter", "ReferenceWork", "ReferenceWorkEntry", "Protocol"],
"description": "Type of scholarly content"
},
"abstract": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Abstract or summary of the publication"
},
"subjects": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Subject classification terms",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"keyword": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Author-supplied keywords",
"items": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"openAccess": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Whether the content is freely available under open access"
},
"license": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Open access license (e.g., CC BY 4.0)"
}
},
"definitions": {
"ContentUrl": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"format": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["html", "pdf", "epub"],
"description": "Content format"
},
"platform": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Delivery platform name"
},
"value": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri",
"description": "URL to the content"
}
}
},
"Creator": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"creator": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Author name in Last, First format"
},
"ORCID": {
"type": "string",
"pattern": "^[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{3}[0-9X]$",
"description": "ORCID persistent author identifier"
},
"affiliation": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Institutional affiliation"
}
}
}
}
}
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