Pubscope

org.pubscope/pubscope · v1.1.0

Journal intelligence: indexing, quartile, APC, trust score, measured publication times

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Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http pubscope https://pubscope.org/api/mcp --header "X-Api-Key: <X_API_KEY>"

~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubscope": {
      "url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

.vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "pubscope": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "<X_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://pubscope.org/api/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools 4 found in our last check

search_journals
Search 46,000+ academic journals by title, ISSN, or publisher. Returns indexing status (WoS/Scopus/DOAJ), SJR quartile and open-access info for any caller; trust score and APC require an identified caller. Supports filters.
get_journal
Full profile of one journal by ISSN: indexing, quartile, open-access status, scope and integrity signals (e.g. DOAJ withdrawal) for any caller. Trust score with breakdown, impact factor, APC and measured publication time require an identified caller. Use when the user asks about…
compare_journals
Side-by-side comparison of 2-4 journals by ISSN: quartile and indexing for any caller, trust score and APC for an identified one.
check_citations
Verify a pasted reference list (plain text, BibTeX or RIS) against Crossref, OpenAlex, DataCite, Semantic Scholar, arXiv, PubMed and DBLP, plus Retraction Watch. Flags references that cannot be found (possibly fabricated), retracted papers and DOI mismatches. One check per day w…

Headers

Name	Description
`X-Api-Key` Optional, secret	Optional. Without it the server answers with journal identity, indexing status and SJR quartile. With it, the measured and composite layer is included: Trust Score, Journal Impact Factor, APC amount, acceptance rate and measured submission-to-publication time. A key is free from https://pubscope.or…

Details

Endpoint	`https://pubscope.org/api/mcp` (Streamable HTTP)
First published	13 Aug 2026
Last updated	13 Aug 2026
Registry name	`org.pubscope/pubscope`

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Typical response: 275 ms
Answered: 100% of 2 checks
Last check: 13 Nov 2026

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