OAI-PMH

Introduction

The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) is a protocol that enables the structured exchange of metadata between repositories, publishers, and indexing services. Heighpubs Otolaryngology and Rhinology (HOR) supports OAI-PMH to ensure that its scholarly outputs are interoperable, widely discoverable, and compliant with international repository standards.

Base URL for Metadata Harvesting

Repository managers and harvesters can access HOR’s metadata through the following base URL:

https://www.otolaryngrhinojournal.com/index.php/index/oai

This endpoint provides structured metadata in XML format for all published content, compatible with institutional repositories, aggregators, and indexing services.

Supported Metadata Formats

  • oai_dc – Dublin Core (default)
  • marc21 – MARC XML for libraries
  • mods – Metadata Object Description Schema
  • mets – Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard
  • crossref – For DOI and citation linking

Benefits of OAI-PMH

  • Interoperability: Ensures HOR’s metadata can be integrated into global discovery systems.
  • Indexing: Facilitates indexing in DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, and institutional repositories.
  • Compliance: Meets mandates by funders and institutions requiring open metadata.
  • Preservation: Improves archiving workflows by linking with LOCKSS, Portico, and PKP PN.

How Indexers Use OAI-PMH

Indexing services such as DOAJ, BASE, and institutional repositories use OAI-PMH to automatically harvest article metadata. This enhances visibility, ensures citation tracking, and improves compliance with open access standards.

Example OAI-PMH Requests

Identify Repository:

https://www.otolaryngrhinojournal.com/index.php/index/oai?verb=Identify

List Metadata Formats:

https://www.otolaryngrhinojournal.com/index.php/index/oai?verb=ListMetadataFormats

List Records:

https://www.otolaryngrhinojournal.com/index.php/index/oai?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc

Compliance with Standards

HOR’s OAI-PMH implementation aligns with:

FAQs

Who uses OAI-PMH?

Repository managers, libraries, and indexing services rely on OAI-PMH to automatically harvest article metadata for their catalogs.

Does OAI-PMH share full text?

No, it only shares structured metadata. Full text remains accessible via HOR’s website and repositories.

How often is metadata updated?

Metadata is updated in real time as new articles are published.

Do I need permission to harvest metadata?

No, HOR’s OAI-PMH interface is openly available for harvesting without prior permission.

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