related-article-type

Type of Related Article

Type of article being described by the element (for example, “companion-article”, “corrected-article”, “retracted-article”).

Usage

The <related-article> element describes (and may point to) another article that bears some relationship to the original article. This attribute describes (names the type of) the article being pointed to.

Attribute Values

In Element

<related-article>
ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe article type for the related article, for example, “addendum”.
Restriction: This attribute must be specified if the element is used.

Suggested usage

Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related:

addendum

Additional material for an article, which was generated too late to be added to the main text

commentary

Used in an article to name its associated commentary or editorial

commentary-article

Used in a commentary or editorial to name the article on which this one is commenting

companion

Used in an article to name a companion (related or sibling) article

corrected-article

Used in a correction to name the article being corrected. Sometimes called “erratum”.

correction-forward

Used in an article to name (point forward to) its associated correction (rarely used)

in-this-issue

Names a related article in the same journal issue

letter

Names a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter

partial-retraction

Retraction or disavowal of part(s) of previously published material

retracted-article

Used in a retraction to name the article being retracted

retraction-forward

Used in an article to name (forward) its associated retraction (rare)