search_journals

Pack: doaj · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/doaj/mcp

Search open-access journals.

Parameters

NameTypeRequiredDescription
querystringyesFree-text or Lucene-style query
pagenumberno1-based page
page_sizenumberno1-100 (default 10)
sortstringnoSort field:dir

Example call

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/doaj/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_journals","arguments":{}}}'

Response shape

FieldTypeDescription
resultsarrayArray of journal results
totalnumberTotal results
pagenumberCurrent page
pageSizenumberItems per page
Full JSON Schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "results": {
      "type": "array",
      "description": "Array of journal results",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "id": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "DOAJ journal ID"
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Journal title"
          },
          "issn": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "ISSN numbers"
          },
          "publisher": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Publisher name"
          },
          "created_date": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Creation date"
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "total": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total results"
    },
    "page": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Current page"
    },
    "pageSize": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Items per page"
    }
  }
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "doaj": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/doaj/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

Regenerated from source · build May 21, 2026