index-type

Type of Index

Names the specific indexes in which an index term (<index-term>) should be used, for example, “author”, “subject”, “chemical”.

Attribute Values

In Element

<index>
ValueMeaning
A word or phraseThe name of the index, for example, “species”, “chemical”, “subject”, etc.
Restriction: This is an optional attribute; there is no default.

In Element

<index-term>
ValueMeaning
One or more wordsA word naming the index, or a series of words each representing a specific index
Restriction: This is an optional attribute; there is no default.