For those footnotes known to point to a particular type of information, this attribute names the type of material being stated in the footnote. This could be a means of preserving, for example, the information that a contributor is on leave of absence.
Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following are suggested footnote types for this attribute:
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abbr |
Abbreviations. |
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com |
Communicated-by information. |
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con |
Contributed-by information. |
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conflict |
Conflict of interest statements. |
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equal |
Contributed equally to the creation of the document. |
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corresp |
Corresponding author information is not identified separately but is merely a footnote. |
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current-aff |
Contributor’s current affiliation. |
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deceased |
Person has died since article was written. |
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edited-by |
Contributor has the role of an editor. |
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financial-disclosure |
Statement of funding or denial of funds received in support of the research on which an article is based. |
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on-leave |
Contributor is on sabbatical or other leave of absence. |
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participating-researchers |
Contributor was a researcher for an article. |
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present-address |
Contributor’s current address. |
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presented-at |
Conference, colloquium, or other occasion at which this paper was presented. |
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presented-by |
Contributor who presented the material. |
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previously-at |
Contributor’s previous location or affiliation. |
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reprint |
Method or place to obtain reprints, typically the name and address of a person from whom reprints can be requested. |
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study-group-members |
Contributor was a member of the study group for the research. |
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supplementary-material |
Points to or describes supplementary material for the article. |
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supported-by |
Research upon which an article is based was supported by some entity. |
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other |
Some footnote type, other than those enumerated. |