Article Match Retrieval (AMR): FAQ
frequently asked questions
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Article Match Retrieval service ?
What is the current version of the service?
Who will want to use Article Match Retrieval?
What level of proficiency will an administrator require to use the service?
How does an administrator become entitled to Article Match Retrieval?
Is it free or is it a fee service?
What are the data fields that can be queried through the Article Match Retrieval?
What are the data fields that can be returned by the Article Match Retrieval service?
Is there a restriction on how many requests can be made by service in day, hour?
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 1.2 was released in July 2009
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?
An administrator can request access via: http://isiwebofknowledge.com/products_tools/products/related/trlinks/. After
clicking on the "fill out this form" link, the administrator will
be taken to the Article Match Retrieval Terms and Conditions click-through
at http://scientifi
c.thomsonreuters.com/info/terms-amr/.
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
After agreeing to the Terms and Conditions, the administrator will be asked to fill out a short form which is then sent to the Thomson Reuters Web Entitlements team. The Entitlements team will respond a short time later with an email that includes a link to a site where the administrator can download the Article Match Retrieval service set-up documentation.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | No |
| DOI | Digital Object Identifier | 10.1234/2007-0028 | 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 |
The table below lists the fields available as response to a Journal Citation Reports lookup in the current version of Article Match Retrieval. Fields returned are dependent on customer configuration as part of set-up.
| 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 by service in day, hour?
The service will accept up to fifty
(50) requests in a single service call. There are no other restrictions.