OAI-PMH
The Journal of Novel Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation (JNPR) supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), a standard protocol that enables the automated collection and dissemination of metadata from scholarly repositories. This protocol enhances the discoverability of research published in JNPR by allowing metadata to be harvested by global indexing services, digital libraries, and institutional repositories.
What is OAI-PMH?
OAI-PMH is an interoperability standard developed by the Open Archives Initiative to facilitate the sharing of metadata among repositories. It enables automated systems to collect structured metadata from participating archives using HTTP and XML. This ensures that articles are widely discoverable and integrated into various scholarly ecosystems.
JNPR’s OAI-PMH Endpoint
JNPR’s metadata can be harvested using the following OAI-PMH base URL:
https://www.rehabilityjournal.com/index.php/jnpr/oaiThis endpoint allows service providers and harvesters to access metadata in formats such as Dublin Core and METS.
Benefits of OAI-PMH for Authors and Readers
- Enhanced Visibility: Metadata harvested through OAI-PMH integrates JNPR content into search engines, library catalogs, and academic databases.
- Global Interoperability: Facilitates discovery across platforms including DOAJ, Google Scholar, BASE, and OpenAIRE.
- Compliance with Funders: Many funding agencies require open access journals to provide machine-readable metadata via OAI-PMH.
- Long-Term Accessibility: Ensures published articles remain accessible and discoverable in perpetuity.
Supported Metadata Formats
JNPR supports standard metadata formats required by global repositories:
- Dublin Core (oai_dc): The most widely used metadata format, enabling cross-repository compatibility.
- METS/MODS: Advanced formats supporting richer descriptive, structural, and administrative metadata.
- Crossref XML: Ensures DOIs and bibliographic data are harvested accurately.
How Libraries and Repositories Benefit
Institutional libraries and aggregators can harvest JNPR metadata to integrate the journal’s content into their digital collections. This supports knowledge sharing, institutional archiving, and wider dissemination of rehabilitation research.
Compliance with International Standards
JNPR’s OAI-PMH implementation follows best practices recommended by the Open Archives Initiative, DOAJ, and OASPA. The protocol also ensures compatibility with repository networks such as Europe PMC, OpenAIRE, and BASE.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I access JNPR metadata?
Use the base URL provided above with an OAI-PMH harvester or repository system to retrieve metadata records in supported formats.
Can repositories selectively harvest articles?
Yes. OAI-PMH supports selective harvesting based on date ranges, sets, or identifiers, allowing repositories to download only the records they need.
Does OAI-PMH provide full-text access?
No. OAI-PMH provides structured metadata (title, authors, abstracts, DOIs, etc.). Full-text access is available via the links embedded in the metadata records.
Is OAI-PMH mandatory for open access compliance?
While not mandatory, OAI-PMH is considered a best practice for interoperability and is often required by funders and indexing databases for inclusion.