<pub-history> Publication History

Used as a container for events related to the processing history of the document, such as the date a manuscript was submitted, the reprint date for an article, etc.
Related Elements
An <event> in <pub-history> can be described more completely than merely recording a <date> within the now deprecated <history> element.
Attributes

Base Attributes

Models and Context
May be contained in
Description
Any one of:
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  pub-history  %pub-history-model;                          >
Expanded Content Model

((event)+)

Tagged Samples
Using <pub-history> and <event>s for an elaboration of or a replacement for <date> elements inside <history>.
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<article-meta>
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 <pub-history>
  <event event-type="received">
   <event-desc>Received: <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2017-09-12">
    <day>12</day><month>September</month><year>2017</year></date></event-desc>
  </event>

  <event event-type="accepted">
   <event-desc>Accepted: <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2018-05-26">
    <day>26</day><month>May</month><year>2018</year></date></event-desc>
  </event>

  <event event-type="pub">
   <event-desc>Accepted Manuscript published: <pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2018-05-30">
    <day>30</day><month>May</month><year>2018</year></pub-date> (version 1)</event-desc>
  </event>

  <event event-type="pub">
   <event-desc>Version of Record published: <pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2018-06-13">
    <day>13</day><month>June</month><year>2018</year></pub-date> (version 2)</event-desc>
  </event>
 </pub-history>
</article-meta>
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In metadata, several lifecycle (<pub-history>) dates
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<article-meta>
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 <pub-history>
  <event>
   <event-desc>The first version of this article was 
    enhanced considerably between versions of the XML 
    instance. These changes can be seen <ext-link
      ext-link-type="uri" 
      xlink:href="https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e00666v3">
    here</ext-link>.</event-desc>
   <date date-type="accepted-manuscript-r1" iso-8601-date="2016-07-29">
    <day>29</day><month>07</month><year>2016</year>
   </date>
   <self-uri content-type="accepted-manuscript"
     xlink:href="https://elifesciences.org/content/5/e00666v2"/>
  </event>
 
  <event>
   <event-desc>The first version of this work was submitted 
    to Journal A and rejected because "the subject matter 
    is outside the editorial scope of the journal"</event-desc>
   <date date-type="submitted" iso-8601-date="2015-01-29">
    <day>29</day><month>01</month><year>2015</year>
   </date>
   <date date-type="rejected" iso-8601-date="2015-02-15">
    <day>15</day><month>02</month><year>2015</year>
   </date>
   <self-uri 
     xlink:href="http:/journala.puba.com/preprints/abcd12390" 
     content-type="preprint"/>
  </event>

  <event>
   <event-desc>A slightly reworked manuscript of this 
    article was accepted at Journal B</event-desc>
   <date date-type="submitted" iso-8601-date="2017-03-03">
    <day>03</day><month>03</month><year>2017</year>
   </date>
   <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2017-06-15">
    <day>15</day><month>06</month><year>2017</year>
   </date>
   <self-uri 
     xlink:href="http:/journalB.pubB.com/preprint/abrft6789" 
     content-type="preprint"/>
  </event>

  <event>
   <event-desc>Extra figures and a table reworked for clarity 
    after editorial review. Final version published in 
    Journal B</event-desc>
   <date date-type="pub" publication-format="electronic" iso-8601-date="2017-07-27">
    <day>27</day><month>07</month><year>2017</year>
   </date>
   <self-uri 
     xlink:href="http:/journalB.pubB.com/content/45/journb.a788889" 
     content-type="VoR"/>
  </event>
 
 </pub-history>
</article-meta>
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