related-article-type

Type of Related Article

Type of article being described by the Related Article Information element or type of relationship the article being described by the Related Article Information has to the current article (for example, “companion-article” means the related article is a companion to the current article, “corrected-article means the related article corrects the current article”, or “preprint” could be used to point from the version of record to an earlier related preprint).

Usage

The <related-article> element describes (and may point to) another article that bears some relationship to this XML-tagged article. This attribute describes (names the type of) relationship between the current article and the target related article, the one to which this element points. This is an outward facing link, that may describe the type of target article or the type of relationship to the current article.

Used on Element: <related-article>

ValueMeaning
Text, numbers, or special charactersThe article type for the related article, for example, “addendum”.
Restriction@related-article-type is required; it must be provided if the element is used.

Suggested usage

Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related.
addendum
The related article contains additional material for an article, which, for example, was generated too late to be added to the main article text.
commentary
Used in an article to name an associated commentary, opinion, or editorial
commentary-article
Used in a commentary, opinion, 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 article 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
Used in an article to name a related article from the same journal issue
letter
Used in an article to name a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter that concerns the article
partial-retraction
Used in an article to describe and point to a retraction or disavowal of part(s) of the published article
preprint
Used in a version-of-record or published article to name one of its preprints
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)
version-of-record
Used in any article that is not the current version-of-record to name the current version-of-record for which the current article is a different version, for example, a “preprint” manuscript could point to the published article.

Example

...
<related-article related-article-type="companion" vol="2" page="e359" 
xlink:title="synopsis" xlink:href="10.1371/journal.pbio.0020359">
<article-title>How to Make a Mother in Five Easy Steps</article-title>
</related-article>
...