Pubscope

Name: Pubscope
Author: nadir-ib

by nadir-ibversion 1.1.0i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameorg.pubscope/pubscope

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

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

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Other
You need to fill in: X-Api-Key

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
You fill in yourself: X-Api-Key

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http pubscope https://pubscope.org/api/mcp --header 'X-Api-Key: your-value'

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "pubscope": {
      "url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "X-Api-Key": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

X-Api-Key secret HTTP header
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,…

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 6, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain pubscope.org (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
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Has a licence
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Endpoint responds
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Sign-in with OAuth
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No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
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Compared with others in Otheri

More stars than 0% of the other 32433 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 23% of the other 32433 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 32433 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Pubscope safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: X-Api-Key

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.0) reached the registry 3 months ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

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README from the maker

Open the README

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PubScope MCP Server

Connect your AI assistant to [PubScope](https://pubscope.org) — free journal intelligence for researchers. This remote MCP (Model Context Protocol) server gives Claude, Cursor, VS Code and any MCP-compatible client live access to 46,000+ verified academic journals: trust scores, SJR quartiles, indexing status (Scopus / Web of Science / DOAJ), APCs, and reference verification — instead of guessing from training data.

Endpoint:  https://pubscope.org/api/mcp

Transport: Streamable HTTP Auth: none — no API key required Cost: free (fair-use rate limits)

Full setup guide: [pubscope.org/mcp](https://pubscope.org/mcp)

Tools

Tool	Arguments	What it does
`search_journals`	`query`, `quartile?`, `open_access_only?`, `max_results?`	Search 46,000+ journals by title, ISSN or topic. Returns trust score, SJR quartile, indexing (Scopus / WoS / DOAJ), open-access status and APC.
`get_journal`	`issn`	Full profile of one journal — trust score breakdown, indexing credentials, publisher, quartile, APC and integrity flags.
`compare_journals`	`issns` (2–4)	Side-by-side comparison of 2–4 journals on trust, quartile, indexing and cost.
`check_citations`	`references`	Verify a pasted reference list against Crossref, OpenAlex and the Retraction Watch database — flags fabricated, unresolvable and retracted references.

Setup

Claude (web & desktop)

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector → paste the endpoint URL. No authentication — leave the OAuth fields empty.

https://pubscope.org/api/mcp

Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add --transport http pubscope https://pubscope.org/api/mcp

Cursor

Settings → MCP → Add new MCP server, or add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "pubscope": { "url": "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp" } } }

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

code --add-mcp '{"name":"pubscope","type":"http","url":"https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"}'

Any other MCP client (stdio bridge)

Clients that only speak stdio can bridge to the remote server with mcp-remote:

"mcpServers": { "pubscope": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "mcp-remote", "https://pubscope.org/api/mcp"] } } }

Things to try

*"Find Q1 open-access journals on medical image segmentation and compare the top three."*
*"Is Medical Image Analysis indexed in Web of Science? What's its trust score?"*
*"Here's my reference list — check every citation for fabrication and retractions."*
*"Compare 1361-8415 and 1533-7928 on cost and indexing."*

Data & integrity

Every fact the server returns comes from verifiable third-party sources — Scimago (SJR), DOAJ, Web of Science membership records, OpenAlex, Crossref and the Retraction Watch database. Nothing is fabricated, and absence from an index is never presented as a risk verdict. Methodology: pubscope.org/methodology.

Fair use

The server is free and unauthenticated, with per-IP rate limits to keep it available for everyone. For higher-volume or commercial access, get in touch.

About

PubScope is a free academic journal intelligence platform: journal verification, AI-powered journal finding, manuscript review-readiness scanning and citation checking. pubscope.org

License

This documentation repository is MIT-licensed. The PubScope service itself is subject to its terms.

Pubscope

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

Values you fill in

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Otheri

Common questions

Alternatives

Spec Driven Development

Remote Desktop Commander

Symantec Cloud DLP AIops

README from the maker

PubScope MCP Server

Tools

Setup

Claude (web & desktop)

Claude Code (CLI)

Cursor

VS Code (GitHub Copilot)

Any other MCP client (stdio bridge)

Things to try

Data & integrity

Fair use

About

License