Get DOAJ Journal

doaj/get-journal

Returns one journal from the Directory of Open Access Journals by its DOAJ id (from search-journals): ISSNs, publisher, country, licences, article processing charge, waiver, time to publication, subjects, keywords, peer-review type and preservation services. Metadata from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), https://doaj.org, released under CC0 and reduced to the fields listed. Served by Eden Engine; not an official DOAJ product.

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Data source

DOAJ

Metadata from the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), https://doaj.org, released under CC0 and reduced to the fields listed. Served by Eden Engine; not an official DOAJ product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "doaj/get-journal" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "doaj/get-journal" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "doaj/get-journal", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "doaj/get-journal", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 26, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "pattern": "^[0-9a-f]{32}$",
      "description": "DOAJ journal id, 32 lower-case hex characters, from search-journals, for example 005ac383a4994582b305b1b8c96dacd2."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "id"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "DOAJ journal id (32 hex characters); use it with get-journal."
    },
    "title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Journal title."
    },
    "apc_max": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "price": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Maximum APC, in the currency given."
          },
          "currency": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "ISO 4217 currency code."
          }
        },
        "description": "A maximum charge.",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Maximum article processing charge per currency."
    },
    "apc_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page describing the APC."
    },
    "created": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "When the record was created in DOAJ, UTC."
    },
    "keywords": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "A keyword."
      },
      "description": "Journal keywords."
    },
    "licenses": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Licence URL."
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Licence type, for example CC BY."
          }
        },
        "description": "A licence.",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Article licences."
    },
    "replaces": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "An ISSN."
      },
      "description": "ISSNs of journals this one replaces."
    },
    "subjects": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "code": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Subject code, for example an LCC class."
          },
          "term": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Subject heading."
          },
          "scheme": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Classification scheme, for example LCC."
          }
        },
        "description": "A subject.",
        "additionalProperties": true
      },
      "description": "Subject classification."
    },
    "languages": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "A language code, for example EN."
      },
      "description": "Languages of the full text."
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publisher name."
    },
    "has_waiver": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "True when the journal offers an APC waiver."
    },
    "issn_print": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Print ISSN."
    },
    "waiver_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page describing the waiver."
    },
    "charges_apc": {
      "type": [
        "boolean",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "True when the journal charges an article processing charge."
    },
    "institution": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Institution that owns the journal."
    },
    "journal_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Journal home page."
    },
    "replaced_by": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "An ISSN."
      },
      "description": "ISSNs of journals that replace this one."
    },
    "last_updated": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "When the record last changed in DOAJ, UTC."
    },
    "issn_electronic": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Electronic ISSN."
    },
    "peer_review_url": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Page describing the review process."
    },
    "last_full_review": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Date DOAJ last fully reviewed the journal, YYYY-MM-DD."
    },
    "alternative_title": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Alternative title."
    },
    "peer_review_types": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "A review process."
      },
      "description": "Peer review processes."
    },
    "publisher_country": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Publisher country, ISO 3166 code."
    },
    "institution_country": {
      "type": [
        "string",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Institution country, ISO 3166 code."
    },
    "preservation_services": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "string",
        "description": "A preservation service, for example CLOCKSS."
      },
      "description": "Digital preservation services."
    },
    "open_access_since_year": {
      "type": [
        "integer",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Year the journal became open access (a calendar year)."
    },
    "publication_time_weeks": {
      "type": [
        "number",
        "null"
      ],
      "description": "Average time from submission to publication, in weeks."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}