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Crossref Get Journal

Get metadata for a specific journal by its ISSN (International Standard Serial Number). Returns journal details including title, publisher, ISSN variants (print/electronic), coverage dates, and publication frequency. Use this to verify journal information, assess journal credibility for submissions, check publisher details, or validate ISSNs. Find ISSNs from publication metadata or journal databases (format: ####-####).

Livelast probed 2026-04-30 23:07Z· 104msCortexa

Status

The most recent probe succeeded. Safe to call from the agent today.

Last probed: 1d ago
Last success: 1d ago
Last latency: 104ms

Schema

JSON Schema the agent (or your API call) must match.

{
  "properties": {
    "issn": {
      "description": "Journal ISSN in format ####-#### (e.g., '1476-4687' for Nature, '1932-6203' for PLOS ONE). Both print and electronic ISSNs are accepted.",
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "issn"
  ],
  "type": "object"
}

Examples (1)

Default Crossref Get Journal call

public-safeinput

{
  "issn": ""
}

Expected response keys: success

Anonymous-safe example. Rate-limited; no sign-in required.

Identifiers

Catalog ID: tu_Crossref_get_journal
Tool name: Crossref_get_journal
Added: 2026-04-30 22:47Z
Tags: tooluniverse

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