<on-behalf-of>

On Behalf of

Definition

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.

Remarks

Some DTDs identify this category as a Collaborative (Group) Author <collab>, but it is really more akin to a “role” the person is playing with respect to the organization. Thus, 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>

Conversion Note: In some DTDs, the association “on-behalf-of” may have been tagged as a <role> rather than as a specific <on-behalf-of>. It is therefore also acceptable (although no best practice) 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>

Related Elements

See discussion about <role> in Remarks.

Model Information

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  on-behalf-of    
                        (#PCDATA %on-behalf-of-elements;)*           >

Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<contrib> Contributor; <contrib-group> Contributor Group

Tagged Example


...
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname>Forster</surname>
<given-names>Anne</given-names>
</name>
<on-behalf-of>for the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative 
Research Group</on-behalf-of> 
<role>research physiotherapist</role>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="StLukes">
<sup><italic>a</italic></sup></xref>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
... 


Module

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