fn-type

Type of Footnote

There are many reasons why the text or metadata of an article might be footnoted. For those footnotes known to contain 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, information that a contributor is on leave of absence.

Attribute Values

In Element

<fn>
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The type of footnote, where the publisher or archive has given the footnote a special type such as “corresp” to indicate a corresponding author footnote. This attribute may take any value, but see the list of suggested values below.
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.

Suggested usage

Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following are suggested footnote types:

abbr

Abbreviations

com

Communicated-by information

con

Contributed-by information

conflict

Conflict of interest statements

corresp

Corresponding author information not identified separately, but merely footnoted

current-aff

Contributor’s current affiliation

deceased

Person has died since article was written.

edited-by

Contributor has the role of an editor.

equal

Contributed equally to the creation of the document

financial-disclosure

Statement of funding or denial of funds received in support of the research on which an article is based

on-leave

Contributor is on sabbatical or other leave of absence.

participating-researchers

Contributor was a researcher for an article.

present-address

Contributor’s current address

presented-at

Conference, colloquium, or other occasion at which this paper was presented

presented-by

Contributor who presented the material

previously-at

Contributor’s previous location or affiliation

reprint

Method or place to obtain reprints, typically the name and address of a person from whom reprints can be requested

study-group-members

Contributor was a member of the study group for the research.

supplementary-material

Points to or describes supplementary material for the article

supported-by

Research upon which an article is based was supported by some entity