Article Match Retrieval (AMR): FAQ
frequently asked questions
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What is the Article Match Retrieval service?
The Thomson Reuters Article Match Retrieval Service allows for a real-time lookup of bibliographic metadata such as Digital Object Identifier, author, source title, etc., against the Web of ScienceSM database using the institution's subscription entitlements. If a match is found, the service will return Times Cited information as well as links to view the full record, related records page, or citing articles page in Web of Science. Subscribers to Journal Citation Reports (JCR) can use this service to retrieve links to the JCR record for a given journal.
What is the current version of the service?
Article Match Retrieval version 1.4 was released in August 2010
Who will want to use Article Match Retrieval?
Institutions setting up repositories can use Article Match Retrieval
to perform real-time lookups against Web of Science or Journal
Citation Reports.
Publishers can create links into the Web of Science or Journal
Citation Reports from articles on their sites.
What level of proficiency will an administrator require to use the service?
Use of the Article Match Retrieval service requires an administrator who is proficient with web services and understands XML data structure.
How does an administrator become entitled to Article Match Retrieval?
Submit this form
Publishers: Do not submit the form above. Instead, send
an email to Thomson
Reuters Publishers Relations
You will be asked to review the terms and conditions for usage of the Article Match Retrieval Service. After you accept the terms and submit the form, our product set up team will send you the documentation you need to access this service. You do not need to contact us to follow up on your request.
NOTE: Your onsite technical contact should be involved in implementing the Article Match Retrieval Service as knowledge of web service protocol and xml data format is required.
The Terms and Conditions statement reads: ³The user acknowledges and agrees that any use of the Article Match Retrieve service is subject to, and governed by, the terms of the applicable license agreement between the user¹s institution and Thomson Reuters, and that it is the user¹s responsibility to ensure that his or her use of the Article Match Retrieval service is in compliance with such license agreement.²
Is it free or is it a fee service?
It is a free service for all customers with a Web of Science or Journal Citation Reports subscription. It should be noted that under these terms, "free" assumes that the customer will be using the Article Match Retrieval service as a value-add to perform real-time lookup at individual items against the product editions/years to which they subscribe
What are the data fields that can be queried through the Article Match Retrieval?
| DATA ELEMENT | DCATEGORY | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOI | Identifier | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1234/2007-0028 |
| UT | Identifier | A unique identifier for a journal article assigned by Thomson Reuters. | 000226260000003 |
| PMID | Identifier | A unique identification number assigned to records in MEDLINE. PMID stands for PubMed ID. | 3507846 |
| Article Number | Bibliographic | A unique number assigned to an article by the journal publisher. | 122001 |
| ISSN | Bibliographic | International standard serial number | 0300-8126 |
| ISBN | Bibliographic | International book serial number | 1-57331-474-9 |
| Author(s) | Bibliographic | Author of the article. If the article has multiple authors, use only the first author. | Chang EH |
| Year | Bibliographic | Year of publication | 2002 |
| Book Title | Bibliographic | Book title or title of a volume of conference proceedings. | Apoptosis: From Signaling Pathways to Therapeutic Tools |
| Book Series Title | Bibliographic | Book series title. | Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences |
| Article Title | Bibliographic | Title of the article | Hibernation reduces pancreatic amylase levels in ground squirrels |
| Journal Title | Bibliographic | Full title of the journal. See the note below. | Journal of Plant Physiology |
| Volume | Bibliographic | Journal volume | 25 |
| Issue | Bibliographic | Journal issue | 5 |
| Start page | Bibliographic | Start page of the article | 31 |
What are the data fields that can be returned by the Article Match Retrieval service?
The table below lists the fields available as a response to a Web of Science lookup in the current version of Article Match Retrieval. Fields returned are dependent on customer configuration as part of set-up.
| ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE | Default for Web of Science subscribers?* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Times Cited | The number of times a published article was cited by other papers. | 30 | Yes |
| UT | A unique identifier for a journal article assigned by Thomson Reuters. | 000226260000003 | Yes |
| DOI | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1234/2007-0028 | Yes |
| PMID | A unique identification number assigned to records in MEDLINE. PMID stands for PubMed ID. It will be returned for overlap records in the Web of Science. | 3507846 | Yes |
| Source URL | URL to the article from Web of Science | CDATA [http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/ gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp= PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth= LinksAMR&KeyUT=000203011100014& DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp= ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID =dc101777b18a39292144c8423537a284 |
Yes |
| Citing Article URL | URL to the article in Web of Science | CDATA [http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/ gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion= 2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth= LinksAMR&KeyUT=000203011100014& DestLinkType=CitingArticles&DestApp= ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID= dc101777b18a39292144c8423537a284 |
Yes |
| Related Records URL | URL to the list of Related Records in Web of Science | CDATA [http://gateway.isiknowledge.com/ gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp= PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT= 000203011100014&DestLinkType= RelatedRecords&DestApp= ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID= dc101777b18a39292144c8423537a284 |
Yes |
*Note: Customers whose accounts were entitled prior to August 2010 may not have access to all of the elements listed as Yes. If you require a change to your entitlement for Article Match Retrieval, please use this form.
Customers with a subscription to Journal Citation Reports will receive the following information as response to a lookup in the current version of Article Match Retrieval.
| DATA ELEMENT | DESCRIPTION | EXAMPLE |
|---|---|---|
| Journal Impact Factor Trend Graph URL | URL to the graph depicting the Journal Impact Factor for a five-year period. | CDATA [http://gateway.isiknowledge.com /gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion= 2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth= LinksAMR&KeyRecord=1040-2446&PointOfEntry= Impact&DestApp=JCR&UsrCustomerID= dc101777b18a39292144c8423537a284 |
Is there a restriction on how many requests can be made to the service?
Links AMR limits the number of citations processed per period of time. A citation refers to a single query. A request API may contain up to 50 citations. This control is necessary to ensure consistent and reliable performance. Throttling time periods may include per-second, per-minute, and per-hour dependent on account setting. Information on the throttling time period set for your particular account (as determined by Thomson Reuters) will be supplied as part of the confirmation letter sent upon entitlement of your Article Match Retrieve access.