Import PDFs

PDFs of the references can be imported indivudally at any time. However, after applying the Inclusion/Exclusion criteria to the references, PDFs can be imported automatically in bulk.

There are several ways that PDFs can be downloaded or imported into Synthesis. The most common method is to download the individual PDF. A second approach is to download the PDFs in bulk, in which any Included references, will be downloaded. The final approach is to "Import from File" for PDFs that you already have.

  1. Individual PDFs can be downloaded by clicking on the reference that you want to download and then going to the Paper Tab.
    1. In the Paper Tab there is a a "Download" button. Clicking this button will attempt to automatically download the PDF.
    2. A status indicator will be displayed between the Tabs section and the Reference Table in the Synthesis Main Window. This status indicator will inform you as Synthesis attempts to download the PDF and if it was located at the end of the process.
    3. Once a PDF has been downloaded, it will be displayed in the PDF viewer (i.e. right hand side of the Synthesis Main Window) and be marked as "Yes" in the PDF column in the Reference Table.

    Figure: Individual PDF Downloaded

  2. Bulk PDFs (i.e. more than one PDF) can be downloaded by clicking the "Download All" button in the Synthesis Main Window. Synthesis will then attempt to download any "Included" references.
    1. As the PDFs are being downloaded a status indicator will be displayed between the Tabs section and the Reference Table in the Synthesis Main Window. This status indicator will inform you as Synthesis attempts to download the PDFs and a counter of PDFs attempting to be downloaded and the number of successful downloads.
    2. Once a PDF has been downloaded, it will be displayed in the PDF viewer (i.e. right hand side of the Synthesis Main Window) and be marked as "Yes" in the PDF column in the Reference Table.

    Figure: Bulk PDF Downloads

  3. In the event that a PDF cannot be automatically downloaded, the PDF can be imported by clicking the "Import from File" button in the Paper Tab.
    1. Synthesis helps trying to find associated papers by proving a "Find on Web" button in the Paper Tab, that will then try to find the associated webpage that may contain the PDF. The Find on Web feature first looks for the DOI (Document Indentifer Object) which is a publisher assigned URL for the references webpage, and if there is no DOI, then Synthesis provides a Google Scholar search using the title of the reference.

    Figure: Import from File (PDF)