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unpaywall_get_by_doi

Fetch Unpaywall metadata for academic papers using DOI identifiers to access scholarly information and open access PDF links for research purposes.

Instructions

Fetch Unpaywall metadata for a DOI (accepts DOI, DOI URL, or 'doi:' prefix). Requires an email address via env UNPAYWALL_EMAIL or the optional 'email' argument.

Input Schema

NameRequiredDescriptionDefault
doiYesDOI string or DOI URL, e.g. 10.1038/nphys1170 or https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1170
emailNoEmail to identify your requests to Unpaywall (optional override)

Input Schema (JSON Schema)

{ "additionalProperties": false, "properties": { "doi": { "description": "DOI string or DOI URL, e.g. 10.1038/nphys1170 or https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys1170", "type": "string" }, "email": { "description": "Email to identify your requests to Unpaywall (optional override)", "type": "string" } }, "required": [ "doi" ], "type": "object" }

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