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Springer Link Access Skill

Extract structured metadata from academic articles and journal issues on Springer Link (link.springer.com).

Functions

get_article

Extract comprehensive metadata for an academic article.

Parameters:

• doi (string, required if no URL): Article DOI, e.g., "10.1057/s41290-024-00210-2"
• url (string, required if no DOI): Full article URL

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_article",
    "doi": "10.1057/s41290-024-00210-2"
})

Returns:

• headline: Article title
• authors: List of author objects with names, ORCID, affiliation
• author_names: Simplified list of author names
• abstract: Article abstract
• journal: Journal name
• issn: List of ISSNs
• volume, issue: Volume and issue numbers
• page_start, page_end: Page range
• date_published: Publication date
• keywords: Subject keywords
• doi: Digital Object Identifier
• pdf_url: Direct PDF link
• publisher: Publisher name

get_issue

Get article listings from a specific journal issue.

Parameters:

• journal_id (string): Journal numeric ID, e.g., "41290"
• volume (string): Volume number
• issue (string): Issue number
• OR url: Full issue page URL

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_issue",
    "journal_id": "41290",
    "volume": "12",
    "issue": "4"
})

Returns:

• volume, issue: Volume and issue numbers
• issue_title: Human-readable issue title
• journal: Journal name
• article_count: Number of articles found
• articles: List of article summaries with:
  • title, doi, url
  • authors: List of author names
  • article_type: Article type if detected
  • open_access: Boolean if open access

list_issues

List available issues for a journal.

Parameters:

• journal_id (string): Journal numeric ID
• OR url: Full journal page URL

Example:

result = await execute({
    "function": "list_issues",
    "journal_id": "41290"
})

Returns:

• journal: Journal name
• issue_count: Number of issues found
• issues: List of issue objects with:
  • volume, issue: Volume and issue numbers
  • label: Human-readable label
  • url: Issue page URL

Data Sources

The skill extracts data from:

1. JSON-LD: Structured data in <script type="application/ld+json">
2. Citation Meta Tags: Highwire Press compatible meta tags (e.g., citation_title, citation_author)
3. HTML Structure: Semantic markup for article listings

Error Handling

All functions return structured error responses:

• success: Boolean indicating success/failure
• error: Human-readable error message
• error_code: Machine-readable error code:
  • NOT_FOUND: Resource not found (404)
  • HTTP_ERROR: Other HTTP errors
  • TIMEOUT: Request timed out
  • NETWORK_ERROR: Connection failures
  • PARSE_ERROR: Failed to extract data
  • UNEXPECTED_ERROR: Other errors

Notes

• Uses direct HTTP requests with HTML parsing (no API required)
• Respects robots.txt and rate limiting considerations
• Works with most Springer Nature journals on link.springer.com
• Does not access paywalled content beyond metadata

Examples

Get article with known DOI

from executor import execute

result = await execute({
    "function": "get_article",
    "doi": "10.1057/s41290-024-00215-x"
})

if result["success"]:
    article = result["data"]
    print(f"Title: {article['headline']}")
    print(f"Authors: {', '.join(article['author_names'])}")
    print(f"Abstract: {article['abstract'][:200]}...")

Browse journal issues

# Get issues for American Journal of Cultural Sociology (journal ID: 41290)
issues_result = await execute({
    "function": "list_issues",
    "journal_id": "41290"
})

# Get articles from a specific issue
issue_result = await execute({
    "function": "get_issue",
    "journal_id": "41290",
    "volume": "12",
    "issue": "4"
})

# Then get full metadata for each article
for article in issue_result["data"]["articles"]:
    full_article = await execute({
        "function": "get_article",
        "doi": article["doi"]
    })

Batch article extraction

# From an issue page
issue = await execute({
    "function": "get_issue",
    "url": "https://link.springer.com/journal/41290/volumes-and-issues/12-4"
})

# Extract all articles
articles = []
for article_summary in issue["data"]["articles"]:
    article = await execute({
        "function": "get_article",
        "doi": article_summary["doi"]
    })
    if article["success"]:
        articles.append(article["data"])

Limitations

1. Access: Only metadata from publicly visible pages; full text may require subscription
2. Coverage: Works primarily with Springer Nature journals on link.springer.com
3. Rate Limits: Implement your own rate limiting for bulk operations
4. Gabmling: Some gateway pages may not parse correctly