You should be able to use the content negotiation support on Crossref to get the metadata, which does include the ISSNs - or at least has the potential to if they are available. E.g.
curl -LH "Accept: application/rdf+xml;q=0.5, application/vnd.citationstyles.csl+json;q=1.0" http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.169.3946.635 Gives { "subtitle": [], "subject": [ "General" ], "issued": { "date-parts": [ [ 1970, 8, 14 ] ] }, "score": 1.0, "prefix": "http://id.crossref.org/prefix/10.1126";, "author": [ { "family": "Frank", "given": "H. S." } ], "container-title": "Science", "page": "635-641", "deposited": { "date-parts": [ [ 2011, 6, 27 ] ], "timestamp": 1309132800000 }, "issue": "3946", "title": "The Structure of Ordinary Water: New data and interpretations are yielding new insights into this fascinating substance", "type": "journal-article", "DOI": "10.1126/science.169.3946.635", "ISSN": [ "0036-8075", "1095-9203" ], "URL": "http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.169.3946.635";, "source": "CrossRef", "publisher": "American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)", "indexed": { "date-parts": [ [ 2013, 11, 7 ] ], "timestamp": 1383796678887 }, "volume": "169" } Owen Stephens Owen Stephens Consulting Web: http://www.ostephens.com Email: [email protected] Telephone: 0121 288 6936 On 5 Mar 2014, at 12:30, Graham, Stephen <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, I've received a couple of emails telling me that the ISSN is not always > included in the DOI - that it depends on the publisher. So, I guess my > original question still stands! > > Stephen > > From: Graham, Stephen > Sent: 05 March 2014 12:25 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: RE: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI > > Sorry - I've answered my own question. The ISSN is actually contained in the > DOI. Didn't realise this! D'oh! > > Stephen > > From: Graham, Stephen > Sent: 05 March 2014 12:14 > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Retrieving ISSN using a DOI > > Hi All - is there a service/API that will return the ISSN if I provide the > DOI? I was hoping that the Crossref API would do this, but I can't see the > ISSN in the JSON it returns. > > I'm adding a DOI field to our OPAC ILL form, so if the user has the DOI they > can use this to populate the form rather than add all the data manually. When > the user submits the form I'm querying our openURL resolver API to see if we > have access to the article. If we do then the form will alert the user and > provide a link. The query to the openURL resolver works better if we have the > ISSN, but if the user has used a DOI the ISSN is frustratingly never there. > > Stephen > > Stephen Graham > Online Information Manager > Information Collections and Services > University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. AL10 9AB > Tel. 01707 286111 > Email [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
