CORE
Access the world's Open Access research papers.
About CORE
CORE (COnnecting REpositories) is a not-for-profit service hosted by The Open University that provides access to a structured collection of open research papers, including metadata and full texts. Its core offering is a free API for real-time machine access to this data, alongside a downloadable dataset for offline processing, prototyping, and text mining, and a FastSync option that keeps a continuously updated local copy of CORE data in a company's own infrastructure.
Beyond raw data access, CORE offers content discovery tools: a Recommender plugin for repositories, journal systems, and web interfaces to suggest similar articles, and a Discovery tool (available as a browser extension and repository plugin) that helps users locate freely accessible copies of research papers. It also runs a search engine for open access papers aimed at researchers and the general public.
For organizations managing research content, CORE provides a Repository Dashboard with technical information and statistics for data providers, an OAI Resolver that turns OAI identifiers into persistent identifiers resolving to the originating repository, and a membership program offering technical support, compliance checking, and participation in community governance. It also offers bespoke consultancy services to help organizations analyze and derive value from research data. Stated audiences across these services include companies, academic institutions, researchers, funders, repositories, publishers, and the general public.
Key features
- Free real-time API for metadata and full texts of research papers
- Bulk dataset download for prototyping, data analysis, and text mining
- FastSync keeps an always up-to-date local copy of all CORE data
- Recommender plugin suggests similar articles for repositories and journal systems
- Discovery browser extension and repository plugin to find free copies of research papers
- OAI Resolver turns OAI identifiers into persistent identifiers for open access papers
Frequently asked questions
Is the CORE API free?
Yes, the CORE API is described as a unique and free API providing real-time machine access to metadata and full texts of research papers.
Who is CORE for?
CORE services are recommended for companies, academic institutions, researchers, funders, publishers, and repositories, depending on the specific service.
How can I get a local copy of CORE's data?
You can use CORE Dataset to download all of CORE's data for your own infrastructure, or FastSync to keep an always up-to-date copy synced automatically.
What organization runs CORE?
CORE (COnnecting REpositories) is a not-for-profit service hosted by The Open University and supported by CORE Members.
Does CORE offer more than an API?
Yes, CORE also offers a Recommender plugin, a Discovery browser extension, a Repository Dashboard, an OAI Resolver, and bespoke consultancy services.
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