Names the type of related article that is being referenced, for example, a companion article, a correction, a reply, etc. This is not a prescribed list, but may take any text value. (See suggested values below.)
The <related-article> element describes (and may point to as well) another article that bears some relationship to the original article. This attribute describes that relationship.
Value | Meaning |
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Text, numbers, or special characters | The article type for the related article, for example, “addendum”. This attribute may take any value, but see the list of suggested values below. |
Restriction: This attribute must be specified if the element is used. |
Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related:
addendum |
Additional material for an article, which was generated too late to be added to the main text |
commentary |
Used in an article to name its associated commentary or editorial |
commentary-article |
Used in a commentary or editorial to name the article on which it this one is commenting |
companion |
Used in an article to name a companion (related or sibling) article |
corrected-article |
Used in a correction to name the article being corrected. Sometimes called “erratum”. |
correction-forward |
Used in an article to name (point forward to) its associated correction (rarely used) |
in-this-issue |
Names a related article in the same journal issue |
letter |
Names a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter |
retracted-article |
Used in a retraction to name the article being retracted |
retraction-forward |
Used in an article to name (forward) its associated retraction (rare) |