There may be many reasons why the text or metadata of a book 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, the information that a contributor is on leave of absence.
| Value | Meaning |
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| 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. | |
Although designed to accept any text as its value, the following are suggested footnote types:
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abbr |
Abbreviations |
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com |
Communicated-by information |
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con |
Contributed-by information |
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conflict |
Conflict of interest statements |
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corresp |
Corresponding author information not identified separately, but merely footnoted |
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current-aff |
Contributor’s current affiliation |
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deceased |
Person has died since article was written. |
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edited-by |
Contributor has the role of an editor. |
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equal |
Contributed equally to the creation of the document |
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financial-disclosure |
Statement of funding or denial of funds received in support of the research on which an article is based |
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on-leave |
Contributor is on sabbatical or other leave of absence. |
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participating-researchers |
Contributor was a researcher for an article. |
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present-address |
Contributor’s current address |
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presented-at |
Conference, colloquium, or other occasion at which this paper was presented |
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presented-by |
Contributor who presented the material |
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previously-at |
Contributor’s previous location or affiliation |
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reprint |
Method or place to obtain reprints, typically the name and address of a person from whom reprints can be requested |
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study-group-members |
Contributor was a member of the study group for the research. |
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supplementary-material |
Points to or describes supplementary material for the article |
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supported-by |
Research upon which an article is based was supported by some entity |
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other |
Some footnote type, other than those enumerated |