Purpose of a date (for example, the date a manuscript was accepted, the date it was received, the date of any revisions).
In this Tag Set, this attribute is likely to be used very rarely. It can only be used
on a <date> element when that element is used in a citation. Since <date>s in citations are used to mark the primary publication date, the usual value is likely
to be date-type="pub-date"
.
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | Typically a word or phrase that names or describes the purpose of a date, in this case, the publication date:pub-date. |