OJXV: Open Journals XML Validator

OJXV validates Open Journals' publishing pipeline XML outputs (JATS and Crossref).

Installation

gem install ojxv

Usage

OJXV can be used to validate JATS and Crossref XML files against the following schema versions:

• JATS:
  • 1.1
  • 1.1d1
  • 1.1d2
  • 1.1d3
  • 1.2
  • 1.2d1
  • 1.2d2
  • 1.3d1
  • 1.3
• Crossref:
  • 4.8.0
  • 4.8.1
  • 5.1.0
  • 5.2.0
  • 5.3.0
  • 5.3.1

Validating JATS files

Use the OJXV::JatsFile class:

require "ojxv"

jats_file_path = "example/paper.jats"

jats_file = OJXV::JatsFile.new(jats_file_path)

# By default validation is performed against JATS v1.3
jats_file.valid_jats? #=> true / false

# Validating against a specific schema version:
jats_file.valid_jats?("1.2") #=> true / false

# After validating, errors can be queried:
jats_file.errors #=> [] / ["Error: missing element article", "Error: invalid namespace", ...]

Validating Crossref XML files

Use the OJXV::CrossrefMetadataFile class:

require "ojxv"

crossref_file_path = "example/paper.crossref"

crossref_file = OJXV::CrossrefMetadataFile.new(crossref_file_path)

# By default validation is performed against Crossref 5.3.1
crossref_file.valid_crossref? #=> true / false

# Validating against a specific schema version:
crossref_file.valid_crossref?("4.8.0") #=> true / false

# After validating, errors can be queried:
crossref_file.errors #=> [] / ["Error: missing element article", "Error: invalid namespace", ...]

License

Released under a MIT License - © Juanjo Bazán