Journal Archiving and Interchange Tag Library NISO JATS Draft Version 1.1d2

abstract-type

Type of Abstract

Type or style of abstract as identified by the publisher (for example, “short”, “graphic”, “ASCII”, “stereochemical”).

Usage

The Tag Set does not prescribe values for this attribute, so any type of abstract that a publisher records can be preserved.

Remarks

The suggested values described below are merely examples of the types of values that are possible, as an illustration of why such information might be recorded. If the publisher has not chosen to identify the type of abstract, this attribute should not be used.

With these Elements

<abstract>
<trans-abstract>
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters Brief name for the type of abstract, such as “short”.
Restriction: @abstract-type is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Suggested usage

Some commonly used type values for this attribute are shown below. The list is not intended to be exhaustive; there may well be other named types of abstracts.

ASCII
A “plain text” abstract, i.e., without special characters or equations, so the abstract can be sent in email or displayed on primitive browsers

executive-summary
A non-technical summation of the major findings of the article

graphical
A pictorial representation such as a picture or a video

editor
An abstract written by an editor, not an author

key-points
An abstract which lists the key points made by the article

objectives
An abstract used for Learning Objectives or article objectives

section
An abstract containing the titles of an article’s sections; following each title, that section is summarized.

short
An abbreviated form of the abstract, for example, for use inside a generated Table of Contents, or to be returned in addition to the article title during a search

stereochemical
An abstract containing only the details of a chemical compound, for example, a “stereochem” abstract

summary
Summation of the article, typically used in conjunction with other types of abstracts

teaser
A short abstract specifically written to create interest in the reader

toc
A very short abstract, usually only a line or two long, that is displayed in a Table of Contents

web-summary
Short summary intended for distribution on a website

Example 


...
<abstract abstract-type="short">
<p>The is the third and last part of the volume devoted to solubility
data ...</p>
</abstract>
...

Journal Archiving and Interchange Tag Library NISO JATS Draft Version 1.1d2

Version of December 2014

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