The type or role of the collaborators, i.e., what function they played in the publication.
Although the DTD does not enforce any values here, it is better to preserve whatever the publisher has established. Suggested values for this attribute include:
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assignee |
Group or company to whom a patent is awarded. |
|
authors |
Content creators. |
|
editors |
Content editors. |
|
compliers |
Person or group that has put together a composite work from multiple sources. |
|
guest-editors |
A group of editors that have been invited to edit all or part of a work. |
|
inventors |
Idea, software, or machine creators. |
|
translators |
Person or group that has translated the cited work from one language into another. |
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Data characters | Text, numbers, or special characters that describe the role that the collaborators played in the publication, for example, “authors”. |
| Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used. | |