Extract Academic Paper Metadata with IterationLayer

The workflow JSON

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{
  "name": "Extract Academic Paper Metadata",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "## Extract Academic Paper Metadata\n\nResearch teams and academic platforms use this recipe to extract metadata from a paper. Upload a PDF paper and receive structured JSON with title, authors, abstract, publication date, and keywords \u2014 ready for indexing, citation analysis, or a literature review tool.\n\n**Note:** This workflow uses the Iteration Layer community node (`n8n-nodes-iterationlayer`). Install it via Settings > Community Nodes on self-hosted n8n, or add it directly on n8n Cloud with Verified Community Nodes enabled.",
        "height": 280,
        "width": 500,
        "color": 2
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        200,
        40
      ],
      "id": "2e5849ad-7140-4898-9adc-b818ae2d3de8",
      "name": "Overview"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "content": "### Step 1: Extract Data\nResource: **Document Extraction**\n\nConfigure the Document Extraction parameters below, then connect your credentials.",
        "height": 160,
        "width": 300,
        "color": 6
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.stickyNote",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        475,
        100
      ],
      "id": "0895d89d-fcc2-409b-a989-35d4344b4b0d",
      "name": "Step 1 Note"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {},
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.manualTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        250,
        300
      ],
      "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
      "name": "Manual Trigger"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "resource": "documentExtraction",
        "schemaInputMode": "rawJson",
        "schemaJson": "{\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"title\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Title of the academic paper\"},{\"name\":\"authors\",\"type\":\"ARRAY\",\"description\":\"List of paper authors\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"name\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"Full name of the author\"}]},{\"name\":\"abstract\",\"type\":\"TEXTAREA\",\"description\":\"Paper abstract\"},{\"name\":\"published_date\",\"type\":\"DATE\",\"description\":\"Publication date of the paper\"},{\"name\":\"keywords\",\"type\":\"ARRAY\",\"description\":\"Subject keywords or tags\",\"fields\":[{\"name\":\"keyword\",\"type\":\"TEXT\",\"description\":\"A keyword or topic tag\"}]}]}",
        "files": {
          "fileValues": [
            {
              "fileInputMode": "url",
              "fileName": "paper.pdf",
              "fileUrl": "https://example.com/papers/research-paper.pdf"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "type": "n8n-nodes-iterationlayer.iterationLayer",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [
        500,
        300
      ],
      "id": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
      "name": "Extract Data",
      "credentials": {
        "iterationLayerApi": {
          "name": "<your credential>"
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Manual Trigger": {
      "main": [
        [
          {
            "node": "Extract Data",
            "type": "main",
            "index": 0
          }
        ]
      ]
    }
  },
  "settings": {
    "executionOrder": "v1"
  }
}

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About this workflow

Extract Academic Paper Metadata. Uses n8n-nodes-iterationlayer. Event-driven trigger; 4 nodes.

Source: https://github.com/iterationlayer/n8n-nodes-iterationlayer/blob/main/templates/extract-academic-paper-metadata.json — original creator credit. Request a take-down →

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