E-ISSN: 2640-2874 · Machine-readable access to APCR article metadata

Protocol Overview

The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) exposes article-level records in machine-readable formats so that repositories, discovery services, and scholarly tools can harvest and keep APCR up to date. Use the base URL below with the standard Verbs (Identify, ListSets, ListMetadataFormats, ListIdentifiers, ListRecords, GetRecord).

Base URL (HTTP GET): https://www.pathologyresjournal.com/oai

Tip: parameters are case-sensitive; separate them with &. Responses are UTF-8 XML.

OAI-PMH

E-ISSN: 2640-2874 · Machine-readable access to APCR article metadata

Protocol Overview

The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) exposes article-level records in machine-readable formats so that repositories, discovery services, and scholarly tools can harvest and keep APCR up to date. Use the base URL below with the standard Verbs (Identify, ListSets, ListMetadataFormats, ListIdentifiers, ListRecords, GetRecord).

Base URL (HTTP GET): https://www.pathologyresjournal.com/oai

Tip: parameters are case-sensitive; separate them with &. Responses are UTF-8 XML.

url = "https://www.pathologyresjournal.com/oai " params = {"verb":"ListIdentifiers","metadataPrefix":"oai_dc","from":"2025-01-01"} r = requests.get(url, params=params, timeout=60) root = ET.fromstring(r.text) for header in root.findall(".//{http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/}header "): print(header.find("{http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/}identifier").text )

Need Help?

For validator feedback, bulk harvest windows, or enabling additional metadata crosswalks, reach the editorial office.

[email protected]

APCR publishes accepted articles online on a rolling basis and compiles them into an annual volume; OAI-PMH datestamps reflect record updates accordingly.

Last updated: 2025-09-16