The title or role of a contributor (such as an author) to a work, for example, “Editor-in-Chief”, “Contributor”, “Chief Scientist”, “Photographer”, “Research Associate”, etc.
Information on the role or type of contribution is collected in two places, in the @contrib-type attribute on the <contrib> element and in the <role> element (which is part of the contributor information inside a <contrib> element). For example, the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute might have a value of “editor”, whereas the content of the <role> element could be “Associate Editor”. As another example, the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute might be “author”, and the <role> element might contain “Principal Author”.
The <role> element is more likely to appear on screen or in print than the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute value.
This element joins the related element <on-behalf-of> 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 role (#PCDATA %role-elements;)* >
(#PCDATA)*
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
<collab>, <contrib>, <element-citation>, <mixed-citation>, <product>, <related-article>, <related-object>
Inside article metadata:
...
<article-meta>
<title-group>
<article-title>Systematic review of day hospital
care for elderly people</article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name><surname>Forster</surname>
<given-names>Anne Williams</given-names>
</name>
<role>research physiotherapist</role>
<aff>Department of Health Care
for the Elderly, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford BD5
0NA</aff>
</contrib>
...
</contrib-group>
...
</article-meta>
...
In an element-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing removed):
...
<element-citation>
<person-group person-group-type="director">
<name><surname>Johnson</surname>
<given-names>D. H.</given-names></name>
<name><surname>O’Neil</surname>
<given-names>T. A.</given-names></name>
</person-group>
<role>managing directors</role>
<source>Wildlife habitat relationships in Oregon
and Washington</source>
<publisher-loc>Corvallis, Oregon, USA</publisher-loc>
<publisher-name>Oregon State University Press</publisher-name>
<year>2001</year>
</element-citation>
...
In a mixed-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing preserved):
...
<mixed-citation>
<person-group person-group-type="director">
<string-name><surname>Johnson</surname>
<given-names>D. H.</given-names></string-name>
<string-name><surname>O’Neil</surname>
<given-names>T. A.</given-names></string-name>
</person-group>,
<role>managing directors</role>.
<source>Wildlife habitat relationships in Oregon
and Washington</source>.
<publisher-loc>Corvallis, Oregon, USA</publisher-loc>:
<publisher-name>Oregon State University Press</publisher-name>;
<year>2001</year>.
</mixed-citation>
...
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