Journal Descriptors

Journal Descriptors are preferred MeSH terms that describe journals. Each Journal has a ID, called JID. Each JID is related to certain JDs. For example, the Journal of Pediatric Surgery (JID: 0052631) is indexed by the JDs Pediatrics and Surgery.

  • Description:
    Read in JD file, jds.txt, and assign data to Java objects, JournalDescriptors.

  • Input:
    The format of this file, JournalDescriptors (jds.txt), is:

    IndexJD IdJD Name

  • Java Files:
    • JournalDescriptor.java
    • JournalDescriptors.java

  • Algorithm:
    • Read in file and save Journal Descriptors into Java objects, JournalDescriptors.