| name | scielo-api |
| description | Access Latin American and developing world research via SciELO API |
| metadata | {"openclaw":{"emoji":"🌎","category":"literature","subcategory":"search","keywords":["SciELO","Latin America","open access journals","developing countries","Brazilian research","Spanish research"],"source":"https://wiki.scielo.org/"}} |
SciELO API
Overview
SciELO (Scientific Electronic Library Online) is the primary open access platform for scholarly journals in Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain, Portugal, and South Africa. It indexes 1,800+ peer-reviewed journals and 900K+ articles, many not indexed elsewhere. All content is open access. The API provides article search, journal metadata, and bibliometric indicators. Free, no authentication required.
API Endpoints
ArticleMeta API
Search and retrieve articles:
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?collection=scl&q=machine+learning"
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?code=S0100-204X2024000100001"
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?collection=esp&q=climate+change"
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/article/?issn=0100-204X&from_date=2024-01-01"
Collection Codes
| Code | Country/Region |
|---|
scl | Brazil |
esp | Spain |
mex | Mexico |
col | Colombia |
chl | Chile |
arg | Argentina |
cub | Cuba |
ven | Venezuela |
prt | Portugal |
zaf | South Africa |
Journal Metadata
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?collection=scl"
curl "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?issn=0100-204X"
curl "https://analytics.scielo.org/api/v1/journal/?issn=0100-204X"
SciELO Search API
Full-text search with facets:
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=biodiversity+conservation&format=json&count=20"
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=neural+networks&filter[subject_area]=Computer+Science&format=json"
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=CRISPR&filter[year_cluster]=2023-2026&format=json"
curl "https://search.scielo.org/?q=epidemiology&filter[la]=en&format=json"
Query Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|
q | Free-text query | q=tropical+ecology |
collection | Country code | collection=scl |
issn | Journal ISSN | issn=0100-204X |
from_date | Articles from date | from_date=2024-01-01 |
until_date | Articles until date | until_date=2026-12-31 |
format | Response format | json, xml |
count | Results per page | count=50 |
offset | Pagination offset | offset=20 |
Python Usage
import requests
ARTICLE_API = "https://articlemeta.scielo.org/api/v1"
SEARCH_API = "https://search.scielo.org"
def search_scielo(query: str, collection: str = None,
count: int = 20) -> list:
"""Search SciELO articles."""
params = {"q": query, "format": "json", "count": count}
if collection:
params["collection"] = collection
resp = requests.get(f"{SEARCH_API}/", params=params)
resp.raise_for_status()
data = resp.json()
results = []
for doc in data.get("docs", data.get("results", [])):
results.append({
"title": doc.get("title", {}).get("en", doc.get("title", "")),
"authors": doc.get("authors", []),
"journal": doc.get("journal_title", ""),
"year": doc.get("publication_year", ""),
"doi": doc.get("doi", ""),
"pid": doc.get("pid", ""),
"language": doc.get("la", []),
"url": ,
})
results
() -> :
resp = requests.get(
,
params={: pid, : },
)
resp.raise_for_status()
resp.json()
() -> :
resp = requests.get(
,
params={: collection, : },
)
resp.raise_for_status()
resp.json()
papers = search_scielo(, collection=)
p papers:
()
papers = search_scielo(, collection=)
p papers:
()
Subject Areas Covered
- Agricultural Sciences, Biological Sciences, Health Sciences
- Engineering, Exact Sciences, Earth Sciences
- Human Sciences, Social Sciences, Linguistics/Arts
Unique Value
- Regional focus: Primary index for Latin American and Iberian research
- Language diversity: Portuguese, Spanish, English content
- 100% open access: All indexed content freely available
- Underrepresented research: Many journals not in Scopus/WoS
References