General research
Journal checker
Open access status, DOAJ listing, APC, output and warning signs for any journal.
1 credit / call|journal_info
Once connected, say this to your agent
Is this journal legitimate, and what does it charge to publish?
Or try it free on the web, no connection needed →Example
YOU SAY TO YOUR AGENT
Is PLOS ONE listed in DOAJ, and what does it charge to publish?
On the right: the call your agent makes and the reply it got on 2026-10-13, shortened to the first records and a few of their fields.
journal_info({
"journal": "PLOS ONE"
})
{
"summary": "PLoS ONE (Public Library of Science (PLoS)): listed in DOAJ, h-index 593, 343109 works in OpenAlex.",
"records": [
{
"title": "PLoS ONE",
"url": "https://openalex.org/S202381698",
"source": "openalex",
"license": "CC0-1.0 (OpenAlex); CC0-1.0 (DOAJ)",
"data": {
"publisher": "Public Library of Science (PLoS)",
"issnL": "1932-6203",
"openAccess": true,
"inDoaj": true,
"inDoajSince": "2007-03-30",
"hasApc": true,
"apcAmount": 2477,
"apcCurrency": "USD",
"licenses": [
"CC BY"
],
"weeksToPublication": 29
}
}
],
"credits_used": 1
}What you get
- A one-screen journal profile
Good fit
- Choosing where to submit
Not for
- Impact factors (licensed data)
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Frequently asked questions
Your agent calls journal_info over MCP. ScholarMuse queries OpenAlex, DOAJ and returns records, each with its source, licence and a link you can check.
No. It costs 1 credit per call, charged only when the call succeeds. A new account gets 50 credits once, valid for 30 days. The web version, Journal checker, is free without an account, 5 runs a day.
Claude, ChatGPT, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI and any other client that supports MCP.
Yes. The same tools (journal_info) are available over the REST API.