response-type

Type of Response

Type of response (<response>); parallels @article-type.

Remarks

This attribute does not describe the article upon which the response is commenting; it provides information about the response itself.
Design Note: This attribute was added to allow for observed cases where a series of articles were grouped together as an introduction, an article, and several responses.

Used on Element: <response>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe type of response as described by the publisher, for example, “discussion”.
Restriction@response-type is an optional attribute; there is no default.

Suggested usage

Recommended response type values are:
addendum
Additional information or clarification of the parent article
discussion
Discussion related to a specific issue as described in the parent article
reply
Reply to the parent article (the most commonly used value)

Example

...
<response response-type="discussion">
<front-stub>...</front-stub>
<body>...</body>
</response>
...