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from $2.00 / 1,000 results

CrossRef Academic Metadata Scraper

Search CrossRef for academic paper metadata. Get DOIs, authors, journals, citations, and publication dates. Essential for research and bibliography building.

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from $2.00 / 1,000 results

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CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper

Overview

Extract scholarly publication metadata from CrossRef API covering 145M+ academic works. Get DOIs, titles, authors, citations, journals, and publication dates. Search by keywords, author, ISSN, or date range.

Features

Search by keywords to find specific results
Filter results by category or type
Export data in JSON, CSV, or Excel formats

Use Cases

Aggregate - Aggregate academic papers and research data
Build - Build course catalogs and educational resource databases
Track - Track educational institution data and rankings
Monitor - Monitor academic publishing trends

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description	Default
`query`	string	Search query for scholarly works
`doi`	string	Specific DOI to look up (e.g., 10.1038/nature12373)
`author`	string	Filter by author name
`publishedSince`	string	Filter works published after this date (YYYY-MM-DD)
`type`	string	Type of scholarly work
`mailto`	string	Your email for CrossRef's polite pool (faster rate limits)
`limit`	integer	Maximum number of works to return	`100`

Output Example

Each result contains structured data like this:

{
  "doi": "Sample doi",
  "title": "Sample Education/Academic Result",
  "authors": [
    "J. Smith",
    "A. Johnson"
  ],
  "type": "Standard",
  "containerTitle": "Sample containerTitle",
  "publisher": "Sample publisher",
  "publishedDate": "2025-01-15",
  "citedByCount": 127,
  "url": "https://example.com/item/12345",
  "abstract": "Detailed description of the item..."
}

Pricing

This actor uses pay-per-result pricing:

$0.001 per result
$1.00 per 1,000 results

No monthly fees. You only pay for what you scrape. Apify Free plan includes $5/month in platform credits.

How to Run

Apify Console

Go to the CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper actor page
Configure your input parameters
Click Start and wait for the results
Download data in JSON, CSV, or Excel format

API

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/fortuitous_pirate~crossref-scraper/runs?token=YOUR_API_TOKEN" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"maxItems": 10}'

Python SDK

from apify_client import ApifyClient

client = ApifyClient("YOUR_API_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("fortuitous_pirate/crossref-scraper").call(
    run_input={"maxItems": 10}
)

for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

Integration

Connect CrossRef Scholarly Publications Scraper with your existing tools and workflows:

API access - Programmatic access via Apify API
Webhooks - Get notified when scraping completes
Scheduling - Set up recurring runs on any schedule
Zapier / Make - Connect with 5,000+ apps via Apify integrations
Python / Node.js SDKs - Native client libraries for easy integration

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