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Boolean Search Operators

The following Boolean operators can be used with the Xplore Metadata API:

Operator Syntax Matching
AND x AND y Find results that match both expressions x AND y

https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?querytext=(rfid%20AND%20%22internet%20of%20things%22)&apikey=
OR x OR y Find results that match either expression x OR y

https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?querytext=(rfid%20OR%20%22internet%20of%20things%22)&apikey=
NOT x NOT y Match x but NOT y

https://ieeexploreapi.ieee.org/api/v1/search/articles?querytext=(rfid%20NOT%20%22internet%20of%20things%22)&apikey=