zbMATH Open

Spec sheet

Purpose

zbMATH Open is an information service for mathematics linking information on mathematical topics, authors, publications, references, and software.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Audience

The service is designed for mathematicians in research and teaching.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Support

FIZ Karlsruhe lists a customer service contact by telephone and email for questions about its offerings.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fiz-karlsruhe.de

Headquarters

Karlsruhe, GermanyRead 28 Sep 2026 · zbmath.org

API conditions

API access requires agreement to its terms, which permit developing and testing applications and integrating the API subject to copyright, licensing, and traffic-control conditions.Read 8 Oct 2026 · static.zbmath.org

API data limits

The API does not contain the complete zbMATH Open content; datasets usually include bibliographic data, DOI, reviews, author profiles, classifications, and sometimes abstracts.Read 8 Oct 2026 · static.zbmath.org

API service limitations

The API is provided as is, may be temporarily interrupted or delayed, and access may be rate-limited or blocked if traffic-control practices are not followed.Read 8 Oct 2026 · static.zbmath.org

APIs and integrations

The service provides API access and an OAI interface, and its open interfaces can support integration with other services and research use of zbMATH Open data.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Bibliographic coverage

The service offers access to more than 4.8 million bibliographic records with reviews or abstracts from worldwide mathematical literature.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Historical coverage

The service reports an uninterrupted record of mathematical research literature since 1868, including data from the Jahrbuch über die Fortschritte der Mathematik.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Open access

The service became an open access platform in 2021 and is available free of charge worldwide.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Preprints

Preprints from the mathematics section of arXiv are integrated into zbMATH Open and included in author disambiguation and profiles.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Publisher

zbMATH Open is jointly published by FIZ Karlsruhe, the European Mathematical Society, and the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Search

Users can search mathematical research content, including by formula, and can search authors, author networks, journals, and journal content.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

Software references

The service includes references to mathematical software and an integrated search for applications of mathematical software in mathematics.Read 8 Oct 2026 · fizweb-p.fiz-karlsruhe.de

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Where Specifiction places it

• Academic Research Databases#27 of 357.2