OAI-PMH

Introduction to OAI-PMH

The Journal of Clinical Intensive Care and Medicine (JCICM) supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH), an international standard for the structured dissemination of scholarly metadata. By implementing OAI-PMH, JCICM ensures that metadata describing published articles can be harvested by indexing services, libraries, and institutional repositories worldwide.

Benefits of OAI-PMH

  • Interoperability: Facilitates seamless integration of our metadata into global repositories.
  • Discoverability: Increases visibility of published content through academic search engines.
  • Compliance: Meets requirements of open access directories such as DOAJ.
  • Automation: Supports automated metadata harvesting, reducing manual indexing errors.

JCICM OAI-PMH Endpoint

Our OAI-PMH base URL is publicly accessible for metadata harvesting:

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

This endpoint provides metadata in multiple formats including Dublin Core (oai_dc), MARCXML, and METS. The base URL supports standard OAI-PMH verbs such as:

  • ?verb=Identify – Retrieves information about the repository.
  • ?verb=ListSets – Lists journal sections and collections.
  • ?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dc – Provides article metadata in Dublin Core format.
  • ?verb=GetRecord&identifier=oai:ojs.intensivecaremedjournal.com:1234&metadataPrefix=oai_dc – Retrieves metadata for a specific article.

Metadata Standards

JCICM exposes article metadata according to the following standards:

  • Dublin Core (oai_dc): Basic bibliographic metadata (title, creator, subject, description).
  • MARCXML: Library cataloging format for interoperability with library systems.
  • METS: Metadata Encoding and Transmission Standard for packaging content and descriptive metadata.
  • CrossRef XML: Ensures proper DOI registration and linking.

Use by Repositories and Indexers

Major indexing services, digital libraries, and institutional repositories can harvest JCICM metadata using OAI-PMH for cataloging and archiving. This includes:

  • Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
  • PubMed Central (for articles meeting eligibility)
  • Institutional repositories (via OAI-PMH integration)
  • WorldCat and global library networks

FAQs

Do I need special access to use OAI-PMH? No, the base URL is publicly accessible for all harvesters.

Which metadata format should I use? Most harvesters prefer Dublin Core (oai_dc) for broad compatibility.

Is full-text content available through OAI-PMH? No, only article metadata is provided. Full texts remain open access on the journal site.