When a contributor has written or edited a work “on behalf of” an organization or group, the contributor is acting as a representative of the organization, which may or may not be his/her usual affiliation, for example, a physician affiliated with St. Luke’s Hospital writing on behalf of the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Research Group.
This element should not be confused with the element <collab>, which is used when a group as a whole authors a work.
This element joins the related element <role> in describing the contribution of a contributor. The <role> element will say that a person is an “Editor” or “Associate Editor”, and the <on-behalf-of> element will state that this editing was undertaken as a representative of a group or organization:
<on-behalf-of>for the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Research Group</on-behalf-of>
While not considered best practice, it is also acceptable to tag the example as:
<contrib> <name><surname>Campion</surname> <given-names>M</given-names> </name> <role>for the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Research Group</role> </contrib>
<!ELEMENT on-behalf-of (#PCDATA %on-behalf-of-elements;)* >
Any combination of:
...
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Forster</surname>
<given-names>Anne</given-names>
</name>
<role>research physiotherapist</role>
<on-behalf-of>Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative
Research Group</on-behalf-of>
<aff id="StLukes">Department of Health
Care for the Elderly, St Luke’s Hospital,
Bradford BD5 0NA</aff>
</contrib>
...
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