Getting Started

This “Tag Library” documents the Archiving and Interchange Tag Set of the ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2021, JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite. This document describes all the elements and attributes that can be used to tag journal articles in JATS Archiving and provides tagging advice and examples.
This Tag Library document includes:
Getting Started is the first chapter in the Tag Library, and it contains the following sections:
Navigation
How to move around the Tag Library pages, using the Navigation Bar (Navbar), Navbar collapse and expand arrows, page collapse/expand diamonds, and the search facility.
Structure of Tag Library
Describes the sections of the Tag Library and what can be found in each and how to use the Tag Library to get started learning the tag set.
Introduction to Archiving Tag Set
Provides basic information about the JATS Archiving Tag Set. What is the scope of JATS? What was it designed to do? How is the top-level <article> element structured?
Root Element
Names the <article> element as the root of this XML schema (DTD, XSD, and RNG).
Selecting a Model & Schema
Describes the different JATS schemas and how to choose the right one for your implementation.
Hierarchy Diagrams
Tree-like graphical representations of the content of many elements. This can be a fast, visual way to determine the structure of an article or of any complex element within an article.
Subsidiary sections:

Navigation

Structure of the Tag Library

Introduction to Archiving Tag Set

Root Element

Selecting a Model & Schema

Hierarchy Diagrams