term-status
Term Status
The current status of a term (<term>) in the vocabulary from which it is taken, for example, “preferred”.
Used on Element: <term>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | The status word that describes the state of the term, for example, “non-preferred” (deprecated). |
| Restriction | @term-status is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Suggested usage
Although this attribute can take any value, Best Practice recommendation is to use one of the following values, first defined in NISO STS and alter adopted by JATS:
admitted | A term that does not meet the requirements to be a preferred term, but is not deprecated, possibly because it is in common use. Expanded and abbreviated forms of a term are sometimes used as admitted terms. |
|---|---|
non-preferred | This term is deprecated in favor of a preferred term.
Deprecated terms include obsolete and superseded terms. |
preferred | This term is the current term, the one to be used. |