collab-type

Type of Collaboration

Definition

The type or role of the collaborators, i.e., what function they played in the publication

Remarks

Although the DTD does not enforce any values here, the better to preserve whatever the publisher has established, suggested values for this attribute include:

assignee

Group or company to whom a patent is awarded

authors

Content creators

editors

Content editors

compilers

Person or group that has put together a composite work from multiple sources

guest-editors

A group of editors that have been invited to edit all or part of a work

inventors

Idea, software, or machine creators

translators

Person or group that has translated the cited work from one language into another

Attribute Values

In Element

<collab> Collaborative (Group) Author
Value Meaning
Data characters Text, numbers, or special characters that describe the role that the collaborators played in the publication, for example, “authors
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.