Defines the type of work being referenced (type of citation)
Some journal DTDs make a distinction between different types of references, for example, using different names and distinct content models for book references, journal references, patent references, etc. This attribute was designed to preserve the information about the type of reference, for those tagged references that explicitly describe their type.
Conversion Note: If the type of reference (<citation>) is not named in the source file, it need not be identified using this attribute.
Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following values are suggested for naming the type of object that the citation describes:
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book |
Book or book series |
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conf-proceedings |
Conference proceedings |
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discussion |
Discussion among a group in some forum — public, private, or electronic, which may or may not be moderated |
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gov |
Government publication or government standard |
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journal |
Journal article |
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list |
Listserv or discussion group |
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patent |
Patent or patent application |
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personal-communication |
Informal or personal communication, such as a phone call or an email message |
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standard |
Standards document issued by recognized standards body, such as ISO, ANSI, IEEE, OASIS, etc. |
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thesis |
Work written as part of the completion of an advanced degree |
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web |
Website |
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other |
None of the listed types |
| Value | Meaning |
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| Data characters | Text, numbers, or special characters that name the type of source being cited in the bibliographic reference citation, for example, “journal” for a journal article |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |