use XML::Smart ;
  
  my $xml = new XML::Smart(q`
<root>
  <journal>
    <full-title>Acta Biomaterialia</full-title>
    <alternate-title></alternate-title>
    <ISSN>1742-7061</ISSN>
    <E-ISSN></E-ISSN>
    <vol-year></vol-year>
    <iss-vol>1</iss-vol>
    <start-date>01-01-1974</start-date>
    <target>
      <siteID>1</siteID>
      <rank>200</rank>
      <activate></activate>
    </target>
  </journal>
  <journal>
    <full-title>Acta Biomaterialia</full-title>
    <alternate-title></alternate-title>
    <ISSN>1742-7062</ISSN>
    <E-ISSN></E-ISSN>
    <vol-year></vol-year>
    <iss-vol>1</iss-vol>
    <start-date>01-01-1974</start-date>
    <target>
      <siteID>1</siteID>
      <rank>200</rank>
      <activate></activate>
    </target>
  </journal>
</root>
  `);
  
  my @jornals = @{ $xml->{root}{journal} } ;
  
  foreach my $jornals_i ( @jornals ) {
    if ( $jornals_i->{ISSN} eq '1742-7061' ) {
      my $i = $jornals_i->i() ;
      delete $xml->{root}{journal}[$i] ;
    }
  }
  
  print $xml->data ;
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