OAI-PMH

The Journal of Pulmonology and Respiratory Research (JPRR) supports OAI-PMH to facilitate the automated harvesting and dissemination of its metadata. This ensures interoperability with institutional repositories, indexing services, and global digital libraries, enhancing the visibility and accessibility of published research.

About OAI-PMH

The Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) is a framework developed to allow the easy exchange of metadata between repositories. It is widely used in scholarly publishing to improve discoverability of open access content and enable harvesting by services such as DOAJ, Google Scholar, and library systems.

JPRR OAI-PMH Endpoint

JPRR provides a publicly accessible OAI-PMH base URL:

https://www.pulmonolrespirjournal.com/index.php/jprr/oai

Harvesters can use this endpoint to retrieve metadata in standard formats such as Dublin Core (oai_dc) and Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS).

Supported Metadata Formats

• Dublin Core (oai_dc): Standard metadata including title, creator, subject, description, publisher, contributor, date, type, format, identifier, source, language, relation, coverage, and rights.
• METS/MODS: Enhanced bibliographic metadata used by library and archival systems.
• CrossRef Metadata: DOI registration and citation linking metadata.

Benefits of OAI-PMH for Authors

By enabling OAI-PMH, JPRR ensures:

• Automated indexing of articles in digital libraries and repositories.
• Improved search engine optimization (SEO) for academic content.
• Faster discoverability by indexing services and funder repositories.
• Compliance with open access policies from institutions and funding agencies.

Interoperability with Repositories

The OAI-PMH implementation allows JPRR to integrate with:

• Institutional repositories (e.g., university libraries).
• Subject-specific repositories (e.g., PubMed Central, Europe PMC).
• Aggregators and indexing services (e.g., DOAJ, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar).

Harvesting Examples

Sample harvesting request to retrieve metadata records in Dublin Core format:

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

Compliance with Standards

JPRR adheres to the interoperability requirements outlined by:

• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
• Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
• Open Archives Initiative (OAI)

FAQs

Do authors need to take any action for OAI-PMH?

No. OAI-PMH harvesting is automated and requires no action from authors.

Will OAI-PMH increase citations of my work?

Yes. Enhanced discoverability through OAI-PMH often leads to higher visibility and potential citation increases.

Can third-party repositories harvest JPRR metadata?

Yes, provided they comply with OAI-PMH protocols and metadata standards.

Conclusion

The Journal of Pulmonology and Respiratory Research (JPRR) fully supports OAI-PMH to advance open scholarship, ensuring that research articles are globally visible, interoperable, and permanently discoverable.