ext-link-type

Type of External Link

Type of external link; may include a specific source (for example, “pdb”, “pir”), identifier type (for example, “doi”), or access method (for example, “ftp”, “uri”).

Used on Elements: <ext-link>, <related-article>, <related-object>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe type of link, for example, “ftp” or “uri”.
Restriction@ext-link-type is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Suggested usage

If the external source is not in the list below, the type of link (DOI, AOI) or type of access (ftp, URI) should be named.
aoi
Astronomical object identifier
doi
Digital object identifier
ec
Enzyme nomenclature; see http://www.chem.qmw.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/
email
Email address
ftp
File transfer protocol
gen
GenBank identifier
genpept
Translated protein-encoding sequence database
highwire
HighWire press intrajournal
nlm-ta
NLM title abbreviation
pdb
Protein Data Bank; see https://www.rcsb.org/pdb/
pgr
Plant Gene Register; see https://www.ebi.ac.uk/~textman/pgr-htdocs/pgr/b
pir
Protein information resource; see https://pir.georgetown.edu
pirdb
Protein information resource; see https://pir.georgetown.edu
pmcid
PubMed Central identifier
pmid
PubMed identifier
sprot
Swiss-Prot.; see https://www.ebi.ac.uk/swissprot/
uri
Website or web service

Example

...
<ext-link xlink:href="http://www.ncemch.org/pubs/PDFs/breastfeedingTIB.pdf" 
ext-link-type="url">http://www.ncemch.org/pubs/PDFs/breastfeedingTIB.pdf</ext-link>
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