Every article is assigned an article type from the Article Types Taxonomy, a controlled vocabulary of article types that is used across all Taylor & Francis journals. This page contains the Article Types Taxonomy and instructions for tagging article type.
Article Type is an important identifier for classifying the type of a journal article using a controlled vocabulary. Every journal article has an article type assigned to it. The article type classification is important for several reasons:
An article type is usually assigned to an article at the submission stage, although the article type assignment for an article may be corrected while the article is being prepared for publication. Misclassifying articles can have negative impacts. The Production Hub contains guidance for production teams about the assignment of article type to articles.
Article type will normally be provided in cats.xml for current content.
When retrodigitizing or converting previously-published content, the most appropriate article type for an article should be selected from the Article Types Taxonomy. The table of article types on this page can be consulted as a primary reference.
In rare cases article-type="other” can be used where no corresponding article type is suitable or where the article type display on TFO must be hidden but this is not recommended practice and should be avoided wherever possible.
Article type is associated with section heading. An article may have the same text value as its section heading and article type, although section headings are not restricted. Section headings display on tables of contents and on article pages. Best practice is to use one of the article types from the taxonomy and then use the section heading (<subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>) to capture journal-specific article types or heading if there is no matching article type. The section heading is designed to capture the wording used in the Section Heading field in CATS. For further guidance on section heading tagging, please see the Section Headings topic.
On TFO, article type and section heading are both displayed on issue table of contents pages. Section heading is also displayed on article pages above the article title. Article type is also displayed in search results and can be used to filter search results. Note that on TFO the article type “Research Article” is displayed as “Article” and article types “Other”, “Front Matter”, and “Back Matter” are not displayed.
The root <article> element contains the article type. The article-type in the root element should be lower case and use hyphens rather than spaces. For example:
<article article-type="research-article"
Some page templates may rely on the @article-type attribute on the root element. Article type is also used in Schematron validation rules, article-type-specific configurations in CATS, reporting, and other functionality.
The <article-categories> element also contains the article type. The article type should be tagged in <subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject> for display using title case and spaces instead of hyphens. For example:
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group>
The article type in @article-type and <subject> must be consistent. For example:
<article article-type="research-article">
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group>
When an article has previously been assigned an article type that is not among the currently available article types in the Article Types Taxonomy then this article type should be tagged as a custom article type. A custom article type can be any text, and there is no restriction on custom article type.
The article should also be assigned a standard article type from the Article Types Taxonomy. Assignment of a standard article type based on a non-standard custom article type can be done using a mapping, such as the mapping shown in the table of Obsolete Article Types.
The custom article type should be tagged in <subj-group subj-group-type="article-type-custom"><subject>. For example:
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type-custom"><subject>Original</subject></subj-group>
It is useful to tag a custom article type when an article is being retrodigitized or converted if an article was previously assigned an article type from a different controlled vocabulary. A custom article type may also be tagged to capture a journal-specific article type.
The following example shows a case where an article was previously given an article type “Original Research” that is not available in the article types taxonomy. The article type “Original Research” is tagged in “article-type-custom”. This article does not have a section heading so the text “Original Research” is also tagged as the section heading in “heading” so that this text will be displayed on the article on TFO. In addition, an equivalent article type “Research Article” is assigned to the article from the article types taxonomy and tagged in “article-type” and in the @article-type attribute.
<article article-type="research-article">
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type-custom"><subject>Original Research</subject></subj-group>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Original Research</subject></subj-group>
</article-categories>
Article type is tagged within article element preceding the front section
<article article-type="research-article">
Article type is also tagged in article-categories within the article-meta section, which also contains a section heading
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Clinical Research Article</subject></subj-group>
</article-categories>
Where no section heading is required the article type can be tagged without a section heading. In this case the article type may be used for display in places where a section heading would normally appear.
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Correction</subject></subj-group>
</article-categories>
When Other is the article-type a section heading should be tagged.
<article article-type="other">
<article-categories>
<subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Other</subject></subj-group>
<subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>City Know-How</subject></subj-group>
</article-categories>
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| Article Type1 | Description | JATS @article-type attribute2 | History Note | Related Article3 | Class4 | Related Term5 | Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract | The article is one or more abstracts (of a paper or presentation) that have usually been presented or published separately. If published as a series the title will normally include “Abstracts” and each abstract will have its own title and authors. | abstract | May | S&P | Meeting Report | ||
| Addendum | A published work that adds additional information or clarification to another work (The similar value “correction” corrects an error in previously published material.) Title may include “Addendum” with the related article that is the subject of the addendum is mentioned. | addendum | Must | S&P | Correction | ||
| Announcement | Material announced in the publication (may or may not be directly related to the publication). A common example is a Call for Papers | announcement | May | S&P | Calendar, Brief Report, News | ||
| Article Commentary | A work whose subject or focus is another article or articles; this article comments on the other article(s). | article-commentary | Should | RA | Comment | ||
| Back Matter | Describes non-peer-reviewed content normally published at the end of an issue, for example a list of contributors or list of reviewers. | back-matter | May | S&P | Front Matter | ||
| Bibliography | A work consisting of a list of books, articles, documents, publications, and other items, usually on a single subject or related subjects. | bibliography | May | S&P | |||
| Book Review | Review or analysis of one or more printed or online books. (The similar value “product-review” is used for product analyses.) | book-review | May | S&P | Media Review, Product Review, Review Article | ||
| Brief Report | A short and/or rapid announcement of research results. | brief-report | May | RA | Announcement, Rapid Communication | ||
| Calendar | A list of events. | calendar | May | S&P | Announcement | ||
| Case Report | Case study, case report, case series, or other description of a case or cases. | case-report | 2024-02-06 updated description | May | RA | Report | |
| Collection | Wrapper classification for a compilation of sub-articles, for example a magazine-type publication (internal use only). | collection | May | S&P | |||
| Comment | An opinion piece or subjective contribution by one or more experts on a topic or publication. | comment | Should | S&P | Article Commentary | ||
| Correction | A modification or correction of previously published material; this is sometimes called “errata” | correction | Must | S&P | Addendum, Retraction | ||
| Data Note | A brief description of a data set to promote reuse. Must include a data availability statement and at least one data citation. Should not include analyses or conclusions. | data-note | 2021-07-22 added | Should | RA | ||
| Discussion | Invited discussion related to a specific article or issue. | discussion | Should | RA | |||
| Dissertation | Thesis or dissertation written as part of the completion of a degree of study. | dissertation | May | RA | |||
| Editorial | Opinion piece, policy statement, or general commentary, typically written by editorial officers of the journal or a guest contributor. (The similar value Article Commentary is reserved for a commentary on a specific article or articles, which is written by an author with a contrasting position, not an editor or other publication staff.) | editorial | May | S&P | Article Commentary | ||
| Essay | Works consisting of collections of papers or interpretive literary compositions not previously published. | essay | May | RA | |||
| Exhibition | Public displays or items representative of a given subject. | exhibition | May | S&P | |||
| Expression of Concern | An expression of concern is used to raise awareness about a possible problem in a published article. | expression-of-concern | 2021-07-22 added | Must | S&P | Retraction | |
| Fictional Work | Works consisting of creative writing, not presented as factual. | fictional-work | May | S&P | |||
| Front Matter | Describes non-peer-reviewed content normally published at the front of an issue; for example, an editorial board. | front-matter | May | S&P | Back Matter | ||
| Interview | Work consisting of a conversation with an individual regarding his or her background and other personal and professional details, opinions on specific subjects posed by the interviewer, etc. | interview | May | S&P | |||
| Introduction | An introduction to a publication, or to a series of articles within a publication, etc., typically for a special section or issue. | introduction | Should | S&P | |||
| Legal Case | Works consisting of collections of law reports or the published reports of decided cases as well as documents or filings related to those cases. | legal-case | May | RA | |||
| Letter to the Editor | Miscellaneous correspondence to the journal’s editorial office that is not specifically a comment on, or a response to, a published article (see Research Letter). | letter-to-the-editor | May | S&P | Research Letter | ||
| Meeting Report | Report of a conference, symposium, or meeting. | meeting-report | May | S&P | Abstract | ||
| Media Review | Review of a cultural production such as a film, play or broadcast but not a book (see the value Book Review) | media-review | 2023-01-09 added | May | S&P | Book Review, Product Review, Review Article | |
| Method | Description of a method or protocol to be used in the design and execution of an experiment or study. | method | 2023-01-09 added | May | RA | ||
| Multimedia Article | A work that consists primarily of video, audio, or other visual or interactive media; for example, a podcast. The work may also include text such as an abstract or a transcript. | multimedia-article | 2024-02-06 added | May | RA | ||
| News | Works consisting of an announcement or statement of recent or current events of new data and matters of interest in the field of medicine or science. In some publications, such as “Nature” or “Science,” the news reports are substantively written and herald medical and scientific data of vital or controversial importance. | news | May | S&P | Announcement | ||
| Note | Encompasses a range of short contributions narrowly focused on a specific research subject or aspect of professional practice. | note | May | RA | |||
| Obituary | Announcement of a death, or the appreciation for a colleague who has recently died. | obituary | May | S&P | |||
| Oration | Reprint of a speech or oral presentation. | oration | May | S&P | |||
| Pictorial Work | Works consisting exclusively or mainly of pictures but not technical drawings. | pictorial-work | May | RA | |||
| Plain Language Summary | A Plain Language Summary article, also called a Plain Language Summary of Publication (PLSP), is a standalone short-form article which summarises published research in jargon-free and clear language and can include graphics, to illustrate key points. This article type is similar to a Plain Language Summary abstract that may be included in a research article as an additional, secondary abstract as a text paragraph or graphical image below the abstract. | plain-language-summary | 2023-08-30 added | Should | RA | Summary | |
| Poetry | Works that consist of literary and oral genre expressing meaning via symbolism and following formal or informal patterns. | poetry | May | S&P | |||
| Product Review | Description, analysis, or review of a product or service, for example, a software package (The similar value “book-review” is used for analyses of books). | product-review | May | S&P | Book Review, Media Review, Product Review | ||
| Rapid Communication | Fast-breaking research update or other news item. | rapid-communication | May | RA | Brief Report | ||
| Registered Report | Registered Reports are a form of article in which the methods and proposed analyses are published and peer-reviewed prior to research being conducted. | registered-report | May | RA | |||
| Reply | Reply to a letter or commentary, typically by the original author commenting upon the comments. | reply | Must | RA | |||
| Report | A scientific communication reporting observations derived from professional practice. (A similar and related article type is “Case Report”.) | report | May | RA | Case Report | ||
| Research Article | Article reporting on primary research. Will normally contain an abstract and references. May also contain figures, tables, footnotes. (The related value “review-article” describes a literature review, research summary, or state-of-the-art article.) | research-article | May | RA | Review Article | ||
| Research Letter | Short scholarly communication which may be original research or a comment in relation to a published work. In this case the letter may be accompanied by a “Reply” or response from the original authors. | research-letter | 2023-01-09 added | Should | RA | Letter to the Editor | |
| Retraction | Retraction or disavowal of previously published material | retraction | Must | S&P | Expression of Concern, Correction | ||
| Review Article | Review or state-of-the-art summary article (The related value “research-article” describes original research.) | review-article | May | RA | Research Article | ||
| Target Article | An article intended to provoke discussion, normally accompanied by one or more commentaries discussing the article. | target-article | Should | RA | |||
| Other | The article does not fit in any of the above categories and should not have an article type displayed. This category should only be used in rare circumstances. | other | May | S&P |
Our article types taxonomy has been updated over time and occasionally article types have been removed. When an article type is removed it is made “inactive” and another should be used instead. The table below provides a mapping from inactive article types to active article types. Article types that are inactive should not be used on new articles. Article types that are inactive can be still present on older articles in CATS that were published before the article type was made inactive.
| Obsolete Article Type | Description | JATS @article-type attribute | History Note | Related Article | Class | Related Term | Use Instead6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acknowledgements | acknowledgements | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Advertisement | advertisement | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Announcement | ||||
| Africa Watch | africa-watch | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Announcement | ||||
| Annotated Bibliography | annotated-bibliography | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Bibliography | ||||
| Article | article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Author Index | author-index | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Front Matter | ||||
| Author's View | author's-view | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Reply | ||||
| Book Symposium | book-symposium | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Book Review | ||||
| Books Received | Notification that items, for example, books or other works, have been received by a publication for review or other consideration. | books-received | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Back Matter | |||
| Books Received List | books-received-list | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Brief Note | brief-note | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Briefing | briefing | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Brief Report | ||||
| Call for Papers | call-for-papers | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Announcement | ||||
| Classifieds | classifieds | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Announcement | ||||
| Classroom Notes | classroom-notes | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Clinical Observation | clinical-observation | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Case Report | ||||
| Clinical Perspective | clinical-perspective | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Clinical Study | A work that reports on the results of a research study to evaluate interventions or exposures on biomedical or health-related outcomes. The two main types of clinical studies are interventional studies (clinical trials) and observational studies. While most clinical studies concern humans, this publication type may be used for clinical veterinary articles meeting the requisites for humans. | clinical-study | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Research Article | |||
| Commentary | commentary | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Article Commentary | ||||
| Comments, Conj. & Conc. | comments,-conj.-&-conc. | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Comment | ||||
| Comparative Policy Statistics | comparative-policy-statistics | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Case Report | ||||
| Compositions | compositions | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Conference Keynote | conference-keynote | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Meeting Report | ||||
| Conference News/Report | conference-news/report | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Meeting Report | ||||
| Conference Report | conference-report | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Meeting Report | ||||
| Conference Review | conference-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Meeting Report | ||||
| Continuing Education | continuing-education | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Corrigendum | corrigendum | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Correction | ||||
| Critical Notice | critical-notice | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Book Review | ||||
| Culture Currents | culture-currents | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Brief Report | ||||
| Dataset | 2021-07-22 replaced | Data Note | |||||
| Debate | debate | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Discussion | ||||
| Developments | developments | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Discourse | discourse | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Discussion | ||||
| Dissertation Abstracts | dissertation-abstracts | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Abstract | ||||
| Distinguished Lecture | distinguished-lecture | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Oration | ||||
| Editorial Board | editorial-board | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Front Matter | ||||
| Erratum | erratum | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Correction | ||||
| Essay Review | essay-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Essay | ||||
| Essential Reading | essential-reading | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Bibliography | ||||
| Eulogy | eulogy | 2013 obsolete | Obituary | ||||
| Examples of Best Practice | examples-of-best-practice | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Report | ||||
| Extended Review | extended-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Extra View | extra-view | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Article Commentary | ||||
| Facilities and Methods | facilities-and-methods | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Report | ||||
| Facility Updates | facility-updates | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Method | ||||
| Features | features | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Film Review | film-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Media Review | ||||
| Foreign Lang. Abstracts | foreign-lang.-abstracts | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Abstract | ||||
| Foreword | foreword | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Introduction | ||||
| Forum | forum | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Discussion | ||||
| Further Readings | further-readings | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Bibliography | ||||
| General Article | general-article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Guest Editorial | guest-editorial | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Editorial | ||||
| Imbizo | imbizo | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Report | ||||
| Impact and Applications | impact-and-applications | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| In Brief | Summary or teaser of items in the current issue | in-brief | 2023-01-09 obsolete | News | |||
| Index | index | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Invited Article | invited-article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Invited Review | invited-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Issue PDF | issue-pdf | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Collection | ||||
| Italian Summaries | italian-summaries | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Abstract | ||||
| Keynote Address | keynote-address | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Oration | ||||
| Laboratory Portrait | laboratory-portrait | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Learning Resources Reviews | learning-resources-reviews | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Book Review | ||||
| Legal Developments | legal-developments | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Legal Case | ||||
| Letter | Work consisting of written or printed communication between individuals or between persons and representatives of corporate bodies. The correspondence may be personal or professional. In medical and other scientific publications the letter is usually from one or more authors to the editor of the journal or book publishing the item being commented upon or discussed. LETTER is often accompanied by COMMENT. | letter | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Letter to the Editor | |||
| List of Contributors | list-of-contributors | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| List of Reviewers | list-of-reviewers | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Major Cases | major-cases | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Case Report | ||||
| Management Papers | management-papers | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Migrations of Manuscripts | migrations-of-manuscripts | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Article Commentary | ||||
| Miscellaneous | miscellaneous | 2013 obsolete | Other | ||||
| New Products | new-products | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Product Review | ||||
| Notes And Issues | notes-and-issues | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Notes on Contributors | notes-on-contributors | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Op-Ed | op-ed | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Comment | ||||
| Open Problems And Conj. | open-problems-and-conj. | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Original | original | 2013 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Original Article | original-article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Partial Retraction | partial-retraction | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Retraction | ||||
| Perspective | perspective | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Comment | ||||
| Policy and Education Developments | policy-and-education-developments | 2020-04-06 obsolete | News | ||||
| Policy Innovation | policy-innovation | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Postcards From the Podium | postcards-from-the-podium | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Practical Note | practical-note | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Practice | practice | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Report | ||||
| Preface | preface | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Introduction | ||||
| Preliminary Communication | preliminary-communication | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Rapid Communication | ||||
| Publications Received | publications-received | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Announcement | ||||
| Puzzle | puzzle | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Reprint | reprint | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Other | ||||
| Re-Reading | re-reading | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Research | research | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Research Note | research-note | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Research Round-Up | research-round-up | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Review | An article or book published after examination of published material on a subject. It may be comprehensive to various degrees and the time range of material scrutinized may be broad or narrow, but the reviews most often desired are reviews of the current literature. The textual material examined may be equally broad and can encompass, in medicine specifically, clinical material as well as experimental research or case reports. State-of-the-art reviews tend to address more current matters. A review of the literature must be differentiated from HISTORICAL ARTICLE on the same subject, but a review of historical literature is also within the scope of this publication type. | review | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Review Article | |||
| Review Essay | review-essay | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Review Symposium | review-symposium | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Reviews and Positions | reviews-and-positions | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Comment | ||||
| Roundtable | roundtable | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Discussion | ||||
| Scientific Papers | scientific-papers | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Scientific Reviews | scientific-reviews | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Short Article | short-article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Research Article | ||||
| Short Communication | short-communication | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Rapid Communication | ||||
| Short Note | short-note | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Short Notices | short-notices | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Society News | society-news | 2020-04-06 obsolete | News | ||||
| Study Characteristics | Type of empirical method used. | study-characteristics | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Method | |||
| Subject Index | subject-index | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Back Matter | ||||
| Survey Article | survey-article | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Systematic Review | A systematic review is a literature review focused on a research question that synthesizes all high quality research evidence relevant to that question. | systematic-review | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Review Article | |||
| Teaching Slides | teaching-slides | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Other | ||||
| Technical Note | technical-note | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Note | ||||
| Technical Report | Work consisting of a formal report giving details of the investigation and results of a medical or other scientific problem. When issued by a government agency or comparable official body, its contents may be classified, unclassified, or declassified with regard to security clearance. This publication type may also cover a scientific paper or article that records the current state or current position of scientific research and development. If so labeled by the editor or publisher, this publication type may be properly used for journal articles. | technical-report | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Report | |||
| Terminology | Work consisting of lists of the technical terms or expressions used in a specific field. These lists may or may not be formally adopted or sanctioned by usage. | terminology | 2023-01-09 obsolete | Note | |||
| The Record | the-record | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Discussion | ||||
| Topical Review | topical-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Review Article | ||||
| Translation | translation | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Other | ||||
| Viewpoint | viewpoint | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Comment | ||||
| Web Review | web-review | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Media Review | ||||
| Work In Progress | work-in-progress | 2020-04-06 obsolete | Other |
Article Type: This column shows each article type term as it will be presented to users. Each article type must, for consistency, be singular (not plural), be in title case (major words should have the first letter capitalized, minor words should be all lower case), and use only letters and spaces (no punctuation or other characters). This value should be tagged in /article/front/article-meta/article-categories/subj-group[@subj-group-type="article-type"]/subject. ↩︎
JATS @article-type attribute: This column shows the normalized form of each article type. The normalized form must be consistent with the article type term, use only lower-case letters, and use the dash character in place of spaces. This value should be tagged in the attribute /article/@article-type. ↩︎
Related Article: This column indicates if an article that has the article type should have related article tagging to establish a bidirectional link with at least one other article. Certain article types are required to have a related article (Must), for example Retraction. Certain other article types often have a related article but are not required to (Should), for example Commentary. Any article may have a related article regardless of the article type that is assigned to the article (May). See Related Articles for details about related article tagging. ↩︎
Class: RA, Research Article; S&P, Specialist and Professional Article. The class association with article type as presented here is only a guide. Class assignment is article specific and may be different from this table for individual articles. ↩︎
Related Term: This column shows associated article types that may be conceptually related or may be useful for consideration to disambiguate artice types. ↩︎
Use Instead: This column shows the suggested mapping from an obsolete article type to a possibly equivalent article type. This suggested mapping may not be correct in all cases. The assignment of a new article type may be different from this table for individual articles. ↩︎