OAI-PMH
The Archives of Clinical and Experimental Orthopaedics (ACEO) supports the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) to enable the seamless exchange and indexing of scholarly metadata between repositories, aggregators, and search platforms. This ensures that ACEO’s research content is discoverable, accessible, and interoperable across global databases.
“Interoperability is the foundation of open science — OAI-PMH makes ACEO data freely harvestable by repositories worldwide.”
About OAI-PMH
OAI-PMH is a set of standards developed by the Open Archives Initiative that allows automatic harvesting of metadata from scholarly repositories. ACEO implements OAI-PMH to facilitate cross-platform sharing of metadata, enhancing discoverability through academic search engines and library catalogs.
ACEO OAI-PMH Endpoint
Metadata from ACEO can be harvested via the following endpoint URL:
Base URL: https://www.exporthopaedicjournal.com/index.php/oai
This endpoint supports all standard OAI-PMH verbs:
| Verb | Description |
|---|---|
| Identify | Retrieves information about the journal repository. |
| ListMetadataFormats | Returns available metadata schemas (Dublin Core, MARCXML, etc.). |
| ListIdentifiers | Provides a list of record identifiers available for harvesting. |
| ListRecords | Returns full metadata for published items. |
| GetRecord | Retrieves metadata for a specific record using its identifier. |
| ListSets | Displays record groupings by section or issue. |
Supported Metadata Formats
ACEO provides metadata in multiple formats to ensure compatibility with diverse repositories and databases:
- Dublin Core (oai_dc): Standard format for general scholarly metadata exchange.
- MARCXML: Library-oriented metadata schema for catalog integration.
- MODS: Enhanced descriptive metadata for richer bibliographic records.
- PKP Native XML: Comprehensive metadata including editorial workflow details (used in OJS).
Interoperability and Indexing
The OAI-PMH implementation ensures ACEO’s integration with global repositories and academic databases such as:
Harvesting Example
To test metadata retrieval from ACEO, repositories can use this sample query:
https://www.exporthopaedicjournal.com/index.php/oai?verb=ListRecords&metadataPrefix=oai_dcThis will return records in Dublin Core format, including article titles, authors, abstracts, and DOIs.
Compliance with Open Access Standards
ACEO’s OAI-PMH implementation is fully compliant with the following international standards:
Benefits for Authors and Institutions
- Increased visibility through metadata harvesting and indexing.
- Automatic linkage between institutional repositories and journal articles.
- Improved citation tracking and discoverability.
- Compliance with open-access mandates (Plan S, Horizon Europe, etc.).
Repository Participation
Libraries and repositories are encouraged to register ACEO’s OAI base URL to synchronize metadata. Integration may be automated via harvester tools such as:
- OAI Harvester 2 (PKP)
- BASE Harvester
- DSpace / EPrints Metadata Importers
- OpenAIRE Compliance Tools
Technical Support
For technical queries related to OAI-PMH access, harvesting setup, or metadata format customization, contact:
- Email: [email protected]
- Subject: OAI-PMH Metadata Integration
Future Enhancements
ACEO aims to expand interoperability through integration with ORCID, Crossref Funder Registry, and ROR IDs for institutions, enabling full machine-readable connections between authors, funders, and published works.
Conclusion
Through its OAI-PMH interface, ACEO reaffirms its commitment to open access, metadata transparency, and digital preservation. By facilitating repository-level interoperability, ACEO ensures that every published study contributes meaningfully to the global scientific record.