mandatory RIS fields

Hi,

Z F writes:
 > There seems to be a little problem with the addref command.
 > I have noticed that if a reference specifies a JF field, but some other
 > reference in the same ris file does not specify JF (and specifies JO),
 > the value JF field is copied from reference to reference.
 > This happens if a ris file contains several references. Can anyone
 > reproduce this?
 > 

I can't reproduce this here. If the first dataset specifies

JF  - Journal of Irreproducible Results

and the second has

JO  - J.Biol.Chem.

then each dataset shows "his" journal name when retrieving it from
the database.

However, if the first dataset has

JF  - Journal of Irreproducible Results

and the second one has

JF  - Journal of Irreproducible Results
JO  - J.Irrep.Res.

then the first one (and all other datasets that specify either of
these names) will show both the JF and the JO entry when retrieving it
again. RefDB keeps the journal name synonyms in a separate table and
retrieves whichever synonyms are available for a particular
periodical. This is a feature, not a bug. There is actually a command
available (refdba:updatejo) to edit the synonyms.

If this does not explain the JF and JO entries in your case, please
send me a simple RIS file which reproduces the problem, along with the
output that you get back again with the getref command.

regards,
Markus

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