Element: Author

Identifies a contributor associated with the publication. The contributor may be an author or an editor, depending on the type indicated in the corresponding <AuthorList> element, or an individual or a group, depending on the type of name provided.

Content Model

( ( ( LastName, ForeName?, Initials?, Suffix? ) | CollectiveName ), Identifier*, AffiliationInfo* )

Contains:

Attributes

May be contained in:

Examples

<Author>
    <LastName>Wang</LastName>
    <ForeName>Bruce</ForeName>
    <Initials>B</Initials>
    <AffiliationInfo>
        <Affiliation>University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California</Affiliation>
    </AffiliationInfo>
</Author>
<Author>
<CollectiveName>SBU-group. Swedish Council of Technology Assessment in Health Care</CollectiveName>
</Author>