diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fea2c78..4b90fcd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 test*
 activate_env.bat
-dblpSearch.bat
\ No newline at end of file
+dblpSearch.bat
+output/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dblpSearch.py b/dblpSearch.py
index cfd9f09..4b23a69 100644
--- a/dblpSearch.py
+++ b/dblpSearch.py
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 from config import settings
 
 # load parameters
-CONFERENCES = settings['conferences']
-NUMBER_PER_CONFERENCE = int(settings['number_per_conference'])
+PUBLISHERS = settings['publishers']
+NUMBER_PER_PUBLISHER = int(settings['number_per_publisher'])
 NUMBER_PER_SEARCH = int(settings['number_per_search'])
 
 # init output file
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@
 while True:
     terms = input("Search for: ")
     while True:
-        mode = input("Search by conferences? [y/n]:")
+        mode = input("Search by publishers? [y/n]:")
         if mode == 'y':
-            info = db.search_by_conference(terms, CONFERENCES, NUMBER_PER_CONFERENCE)
+            info = db.search_by_conference(terms, PUBLISHERS, NUMBER_PER_PUBLISHER)
             break
         elif mode == 'n':
             info = db.search(terms, NUMBER_PER_SEARCH)
diff --git a/settings.json b/settings.json
index 49569fe..85ac480 100644
--- a/settings.json
+++ b/settings.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "conferences": [
+  "publishers": [
     "sigcomm", "mobicom", "nsdi", "sensys", "mobisys", "imwut" , "ipsn", "infocom", "mobihoc"
   ],
   "number_per_search": 100,
-  "number_per_conference": 100,
+  "number_per_publisher": 100,
   "entry_style": {
     "style": "rainbow",
     "line_height": 30,