<issue>

Issue Number

Definition

The issue number of a journal; in the journal metadata, this is the issue number of the issue in which the article appears.

Related Elements

The related element <issue-id> records an identifier for the issue. This <issue> number element is typically just a simple number such as “4” or “35”.

Model Information

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  issue        (#PCDATA %issue-elements;)*                  >

Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<article-meta> Article Metadata; <citation> Citation; <product> Product Information; <related-article> Related Article Information

Tagged Example

    
...
<article-meta>
<article-id pub-id-type="pmid">...</article-id>
<title-group>...</title-group>
<contrib-group>...</contrib-group>
<aff id="StLukes">...</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>27</day><month>03</month>
<year>1999</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>318</volume>
<issue>7187</issue>
<fpage>837</fpage>
<lpage>841</lpage>
<history>
<date date-type="accepted">
<day>29</day>
<month>01</month>
<year>1999</year></date>
</history>
<permissions>
<copyright-statement>Copyright &#x00A9; 1999, British
Medical Journal</copyright-statement>
<copyright-year>1999</copyright-year>
<copyright-holder>British Medical Journal</copyright-holder>
</permissions>
<abstract>
<p>To examine the effectiveness of day hospital 
attendance in prolonging independent living for 
elderly people.</p>
</abstract>
</article-meta>
...


    

Module

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