PeriSource Web Application

PeriSource is a web application designed to facilitate the search and retrieval of scientific articles based on a list of keywords. The application provides a user-friendly interface for authenticated users to perform various actions.

Features

User Features

1. Search Articles:

   • Users can search for articles in the title, keywords, authors, and full text containing specified keywords.
   • The application supports filtering search results by keywords, authors, institutions, and publication date range.

2. View Articles:

   • A list of found articles is displayed, starting with the most recent.
   • Users can view details of each article, including textual and PDF formats of the full text.
   • Favorite articles can be saved for later reference.

3. Manage Saved Articles:

   • Users can view a list of saved scientific articles.

Admin Features

1. Manage Moderators:

   • Admins can add, remove, or modify moderators.

2. Article Upload:

   • Admins can launch an operation to upload scientific articles from a URL containing a set of PDF files.
   • The application extracts text from PDF files, analyzes the text to extract article information, and stores the extracted information in an Elasticsearch index.
   • Admins can review and correct extracted information from PDF articles.

3. Moderator Features:

   • Moderators, once added by an admin, can perform specific tasks such as reviewing and correcting information extracted from PDF articles.

Technologies Used

• Backend:

  • Django (Python web framework)
  • Elasticsearch for indexing and searching
  • MySQL for data storage

• Frontend:

  • React with Tailwind CSS and Material-UI

• Containerization:

  • Docker for packaging the application

API Endpoints

• [List of API endpoints]

Installation and Setup

1. Clone the PeriSource repository.
2. Set up the backend and frontend according to their respective README files.
3. Install Docker and run the containers.

Dependencies

• Django
• Elasticsearch
• MySQL
• React
• Tailwind CSS
• Material-UI
• Docker

Contributors

• Bouhadi Haifaa (https://github.com/haifaabh)
• Kamelia Hamadene (https://github.com/kameliaham)
• Guitoun Djihene (https://github.com/dia-na-oct)
• Beletreche Nihad (https://github.com/nihadbellatreche)
• Nacef SalahEddine (https://github.com/salahpy)
• Mouaici Amine (https://github.com/aminemouaici)