bioRxiv · Schema

PreprintMetadata

Metadata for a single preprint from bioRxiv or medRxiv

BiologyPreprintsResearchOpen AccessLife SciencesScientific Publications

Properties

Name	Type	Description
doi	string	Digital Object Identifier for the preprint
title	string	Title of the preprint
authors	string	Semicolon-separated list of authors in 'Last, First' format
author_corresponding	string	Name of the corresponding author
author_corresponding_institution	string	Institution of the corresponding author
date	string	Date the preprint was posted (YYYY-MM-DD)
version	string	Version number of the preprint (1-based)
type	string	Type of submission
license	string	License applied to the preprint
category	string	Subject category of the preprint
jatsxml	string	URL to the JATS XML full text of the preprint
abstract	string	Abstract text of the preprint
published	string	Published DOI if the preprint has been published, 'NA' if not yet published
server	string	Server hosting the preprint

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JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/biorxiv/main/json-schema/preprint-metadata.json",
  "title": "PreprintMetadata",
  "description": "Metadata for a single preprint from bioRxiv or medRxiv",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "doi": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Digital Object Identifier for the preprint",
      "pattern": "^10\\.\\d{4,}/.*$",
      "example": "10.1101/339747"
    },
    "title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Title of the preprint",
      "minLength": 1
    },
    "authors": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Semicolon-separated list of authors in 'Last, First' format",
      "example": "Smith, John; Doe, Jane"
    },
    "author_corresponding": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the corresponding author"
    },
    "author_corresponding_institution": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Institution of the corresponding author"
    },
    "date": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date",
      "description": "Date the preprint was posted (YYYY-MM-DD)",
      "example": "2021-06-01"
    },
    "version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Version number of the preprint (1-based)",
      "pattern": "^[0-9]+$",
      "example": "1"
    },
    "type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of submission",
      "enum": [
        "new results",
        "confirmatory results",
        "contradictory results",
        "null results",
        "tools and resources",
        "methods",
        "review article",
        "meta-analysis"
      ]
    },
    "license": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "License applied to the preprint",
      "enum": [
        "cc_by",
        "cc_by_nc",
        "cc_by_nd",
        "cc_by_nc_nd",
        "cc_no_reuse",
        "cc0"
      ]
    },
    "category": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Subject category of the preprint",
      "example": "neuroscience"
    },
    "jatsxml": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uri",
      "description": "URL to the JATS XML full text of the preprint"
    },
    "abstract": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Abstract text of the preprint"
    },
    "published": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Published DOI if the preprint has been published, 'NA' if not yet published",
      "example": "NA"
    },
    "server": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Server hosting the preprint",
      "enum": ["biorxiv", "medrxiv"]
    }
  },
  "required": ["doi", "title", "date", "category", "server"]
}