This is a python script meant to convert Jats XML to a basic static HTML.
typical call for conversion to MD (to load into Jupyter Notebooks for further conversion)
python Converter.py name_of.xml JatsConversionStylesheet.xslt
typical call for conversion to HTML
python ConvertToHTML.py name_of.xml ConversionHTML.xslt
typical call for conversion to HTML for a journal with journal-specific settings
python ConvertToHTML.py name_of.xml ConversionHTML.xslt jhok
This converter does not support all possible JATS XML elements. The aim is to support these elements:
| Element | Description |
|---|---|
article |
Processes the <front> and <body> tags within the root element. |
front |
Processes the <journal-meta> and <article-meta> elements inside <front>. |
journal-meta |
Extracts and transforms journal information (title, ISSNs, publisher, and location). |
article-meta |
Extracts and transforms article information (ID, DOI, category, title, authors, date, volume, issue, pages). |
body |
Processes all elements within <body>. |
title |
Transforms <title> elements into HTML headers with a preceding <br> element. |
p |
Transforms paragraphs. |
ext-link |
Transforms external links. |
fig |
Transforms figures, including images and captions. |
caption |
Transforms captions by wrapping the content in <em> tags. |
table-wrap |
Transforms table wraps, including the ID attribute in text form. |
sc |
Transforms small caps elements by converting the text to uppercase. |
italic |
Transforms italic text. |
bold |
Transforms bold text. |
xref[@ref-type='bibr'] |
Transforms bibliographic references. |
sup[xref[@ref-type='fn']] |
Transforms footnote references within superscript tags. |
xref[@ref-type='fn'] |
Transforms footnote references. |
ext-link[@ext-link-type='doi'] |
Transforms DOI external links. |
* |
Applies templates to any other elements not explicitly matched. |