getAuthorInfoBasic

getAuthorInfoBasic sends a request with either a Document ID or IDs, or a Submission ID or IDs, and retrieves basic metadata about the author or authors of a particular manuscript or group of manuscripts.

Required Parameters

  • Person ID or Primary Email Address
  • Site Short Name

Optional Parameters

  • Locale ID
  • _type
  • External ID
  • Is Deleted (true/false)

Resource

  • By personID: /api/s1m/v3/person/basic/personids/search
  • By PrimaryEmailAddress: /api/s1m/v3/person/basic/email/search

Request Parameters

Element Type Description Required Example or Default Value
getPersonInfoBasic Root Yes
username String Profile User Name. This is the user name used by the API, not a ScholarOne Manuscripts user. This is from the Caller’s profile. Yes sample_user
password String The API Key. Encrypted value uniquely identifying and authenticating Caller Yes SRU4DQ5WOJ2PX8CA
ids† Integer or Integer Array
Person ID or IDs
Unique numeric identifier assigned to each individual in the ScholarOne Manuscripts system. When specifying multiple Person IDs, each ID must be enclosed in single or double quotes and separated by commas.
Yes, if Primary Email Address is not used
’120250516’
Or if a list is being requested: '120250516','120250618'
primary_email String The primary e-mail address of the designated person. Yes, if person IDs are not used. [email protected]
site_name String Site short name. The short name is the abbreviated or truncated name of the journal, society, publisher, or family. Yes web_svcs
url String The Web Service URL, which identifies the specific service to handle the request. Yes v3/person/basic/email/search
is_deleted Boolean Flag to retrieve the account details of a deleted person. No true/false
external_id String An id value that can be set by the client for call tracking. Caller supplied Text string to be stored with Audit History information. No 123456
locale_id Integer The unique identifier for a specific language. The value of the locale_id must match to the specific language as defined in the Caller’s profile. No Options are:
  • 1 (United States English)
  • 2 (Simplified Chinese, Pinyin ordering)
  • 3 (French)
_type String The data type requested from the Service <xml> or <json>. This defaults to <xml>. No xml (default if omitted), or json

Response Elements

Response ElementTypeDescriptionExample or default Value
StatusStringState of a given request call

Can be one of SUCCESS, FAILURE, or MAINTENANCE. 

<status>SUCCESS</status>

callIDStringThe CALL_ID is the unique identifier for a given Web Services call. Generated by the ScholarOne Web Services application.<callId>63631fe1-7378-4cc1-ab18-87c06c2eff58</callId>
profileCallIdStringAn id value that is set by the client for call tracking.  Set by the request’s external_id element.<profileCallId>111111</profileCallId>
accountCreatedDateTimestampTimestamp of the person's account creation date.
<accountCreatedDate>
2024-01-22T10:33:19Z
</accountCreatedDate>
accountDeletedDateTimestampTimestamp indicating when the person's account was deleted due to an account merge.
<accountDeletedDate>
2024-05-29T09:24:03Z
</accountDeletedDate>
activeFlagBooleanPerson's account activation status.<activeFlag>1</activeFlag>
firstNameStringPerson's first name.<firstName>Elizabeth</firstName>
gdprRemovedFlagBooleanIndicates whether the person's account has been GDPR removed.<gdprRemovedFlag>false</gdprRemovedFlag>
lastNameStringPerson's last name.<lastName>Smith</lastName>
localeIdInteger

Persons localeID as Integer,

Ex. 1 = EN(English), 2 = CN(China).

<localedId>1</localeId>
membershipStatusStringPerson's membership status.<membershipStatus>Active</membershipStatus>
orcidIdStringOauth access details of the person to the ORCID site.
<orcidId>0000-0002-9846-0608
</orcidId>
orcidAccessTokenStringOauth access token of the person to access ORCID details.
<orcidAccessToken>
abcdef-12345-4ee2-9c1a
</orcidAccessToken>
orcidScopeStringOrcid Scope to access resources on the ORCID site.<orcidScope>[/authenticate, .orcid-bio/readlimited]</orcidScope>
orcidTokenTypeStringOrcid Token Type.<orcidTokenType>bearer</orcidToken>
orcidValidationBooleanWhether the ORCID token is validated successfully.<orcidValidation>true</orcidValidation>
personIdIntegerPerson's unique identifier.<personId>120250516</personId>
primaryEmailAddressStringPerson's primary email address.
<primaryEmailAddress>
[email protected]
</primaryEmailAddress>
ssoStatusIdIntegerPerson's SSO status if the site is SSO enabled.<ssoStatusId>2</ssoStatusId>
ssoStatusNameStringPerson's SSO status name.<ssoStatusName>ELIGIBLE-NEVERLINKED</ssoStatusName>
userIdStringUnique userID of the person.<userId>[email protected]</userId>