# JATS 1.2 Schematron

This package contains the Taylor & Francis Schematron for JATS 1.2. The main file is "jats.sch"

This Schematron contains the following phases. One phase should be selected depending on the how the JATS XML was produced. A pre-compiled XSLT is included for each Schematron phase.

* Phase "current_content" should be used for current journal content in production.
* Phase "scanned_content" should be used for retrodigitized content in which new XML is created for content that is scanned from physical materials or captured from PDF.
* Phase "converted_content" should be used for content that has been converted to JATS 1.2 from pre-existing digital files in a different format.

The pre-compiled XSLTs can be used with Saxon HE version 9.9 or greater. The jats.sch Schematron schema can be used with a modern Schematron processor that implements ISO Schematron 2016 with xslt2 query binding, such as oXygen XML Editor version 23.1 or SchXslt version 1.7.4 (https://github.com/schxslt/schxslt/releases).

Documentation is available at https://tfjats.gitlab.io/jats1.2/jats-schematron/ and https://tfjats.gitlab.io/jats1.2/jats-guide/tools/schematron/

While this Schematron is considered stable, please note that we are asking for feedback to improve the validation rules. New versions of the Schematron will be made available as and when required.
