`get_journal_publishing_model`

Pack: openalex · Connect: https://pipeworx.io/mcp (see Connect below for a single-pack URL)

No MCP client? Call it directly: GET https://gateway.pipeworx.io/v1/tools/get_journal_publishing_model for the schema, then POST the same URL with its arguments for the data.

Is a journal subscription, hybrid or fully open access? Look up a journal by ISSN (print or electronic, e.g. “0025-1461” or “1864-1547”) and get its publisher, article-processing charge, whether the Directory of Open Access Journals lists it, and the open-access status mix of its recent articles (gold, diamond, hybrid, bronze, green, closed), with a derived model label: open_access, hybrid or subscription. The label is inferred from article-level evidence, not declared by the publisher.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`issn`	string	yes	Journal ISSN, print or electronic, e.g. “1864-1547”
`years`	number	no	Look-back window in years for the article mix (1-15, default 5)
`_apiKey`	string	no	OpenAlex API key. Optional — Pipeworx supplies one; pass your own to bill your account instead.

Example call

Arguments

{
  "issn": "1864-1547"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/openalex/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"get_journal_publishing_model","arguments":{"issn":"1864-1547"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('get_journal_publishing_model', {
  "issn": "1864-1547"
});

More examples

{
  "issn": "2041-1723",
  "years": 3
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config — every tool in the catalog, including this one — or use one-click install buttons:

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

Connect to just the openalex pack

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

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

get_journal_publishing_model