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mimetype Mime Type

Mime type for a graphic, multimedia object, or piece of supplementary material.

Usage/Remarks

The source for this attribute’s values is the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

Combine @mime-subtype into @mimetype

Avoid using @mime-subtype and @mimetype as separate attributes. Instead, combine mimetype and mime-subtype values separated by a slash inside @mimetype (e.g., mimetype="application/excel". IANA documentation refers to these combined mimetypes as “media-type”.
Prior to Release 1.4d1 of JATS, the mimetype and subtype attributes were used separately (mimetype="application" mime-subtype="excel"). For backwards compatibility, this usage will still be valid JATS, although precombined mimetypes are now preferred.
FIXED (not settable) on element: <inline-graphic>
Value Meaning
image Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) mimetype “image” .
Restriction @mimetype has a fixed value which may not be changed in the document.
OPTIONAL on many elements; click for list and usage

<graphic>, <inline-media>, <inline-supplementary-material>, <media>, <self-uri>, <supplementary-material>

Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The appropriate mime type for the object.
Restriction @mimetype is an optional attribute; there is no default.
Tagged Samples
Combined mimetype/mime-sub-type for CSV (Comma Separated Values)
Preferred precombined format, not utilizing @mime-subtype 
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<media id="source-data-1" content-type="sdata" 
  mimetype="text/csv" xlink:href="source-data-1.csv"/>
...
Mimetypes for multimedia objects (Mpeg and Flash)
Shown with mimetype and subtype separately; preferred form is precombined “video/mpeg” and “video/x-flv” 
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 <media mime-subtype="mpeg" mimetype="video" orientation="portrait"
   position="anchor" specific-use="archival-format" xlink:href="v1"></media>
...
 <media mime-subtype="x-flv" mimetype="video" orientation="portrait"
   position="anchor" specific-use="online-format" xlink:href="v1"></media>
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