assigning-authority Authority Responsible for an Identifier
Usage/Remarks
Case in Attribute Values
OPTIONAL on many elements; click for list and usage
<award-id>, <book-id>, <book-part-id>, <book-volume-id>, <collection-id>, <compound-kwd>, <compound-subject>, <content-version>, <contrib-id>, <custom-meta>, <ext-link>, <extended-by>, <institution-id>, <isbn>, <issn>, <issn-l>, <issue-id>, <journal-id>, <kwd>, <kwd-group>, <nested-kwd>, <object-id>, <pub-date>, <pub-id>, <resource-id>, <restricted-by>, <role>, <self-uri>, <subj-group>, <subject>, <unstructured-kwd-group>, <uri>, <volume-id>
Value | Meaning |
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Text, numbers, or special characters | The name of the organization assigning the identifier. |
Restriction | @assigning-authority is an optional attribute; there is no default. The attribute is only used when the authority is known. |
Suggested usage
arxiv
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arXiv archive of electronic preprints
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crossref
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Crossref
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doaj
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Directory of Open Access Journals
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figshare
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Figshare data repository
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GenBank
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NIH genetic sequence database
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mr
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Mathematical Reviews (MR)
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PDB
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Protein Data Bank
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Tagged Samples
On an <ext-link> identifying the DOI deposit group
...
<p>In <italic>Developing Thin Clients Using Amphibious Epistemologies</italic>
(<ext-link ext-link-type="doi" xlink:href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5555/12345679"
assigning-authority="crossref">http://dx.doi.org/10.5555/12345679</ext-link>),
Josiah Carberry introduced “Entrust,” a linear-time tool for
simulating architecture.</p>
...
On a <pub-id> (in a citation)
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<element-citation publication-type="journal" publication-format="print">
...
<fpage>519</fpage>
<lpage>617</lpage>
<pub-id pub-id-type="doi"
assigning-authority="crossref">10.1542/peds.2004-1441</pub-id>
</element-citation>
...