<role>
Role or Function Title of Contributor
Title or role of a contributor to a work (for example, editor-in-chief, chief scientist, photographer, research associate).
Remarks
Information on the role or type of contribution is collected in two places, in the @contrib-type attribute on the <contrib> element and in the <role> element (which is part of the contributor information inside a <contrib> element). For example, the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute might have a value of “editor”, whereas the content of the <role> element could be “Associate Editor”. As another example, the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute might be “author”, and the <role> element might contain “Principal Author”.
The <role> element is more likely to appear on screen or in print than the <contrib> element’s @contrib-type attribute value.
This element joins the related element <on-behalf-of> in describing the contribution of a contributor. The <role> element will say that a person is an “Editor” or “Associate Editor”, and the <on-behalf-of> element will state that this editing was undertaken as a representative of a group or organization:
<on-behalf-of>for the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Research Group</on-behalf-of>
While not considered best practice, it is also acceptable to tag the example as:
<contrib>
<name>
<surname>Campion</surname>
<given-names>M</given-names>
</name>
<role>for the Multiple Sclerosis Collaborative Research Group</role>
</contrib>
Attributes
Content Model
<!ELEMENT role (#PCDATA %role-elements;)* >
Expanded Content Model
(#PCDATA)*
Description
Text, numbers, or special characters, zero or more
This element may be contained in:
Example 1
As part of contributor information:
...
<contrib-group content-type="conference-editors">
<contrib contrib-type="editor">
<name name-style="western">
<surname>Herrera</surname>
<given-names>Gerardo</given-names>
</name>
<role>Conference Editor</role>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
......
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name name-style="western">
<surname>Foster</surname>
<given-names>Bill</given-names>
<prefix>Rep.</prefix>
</name>
<role>(IL-14)</role>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
...Example 2
Shown in a contributor group in context:
... <article-meta> <title-group> <article-title>Systematic review of day hospital care for elderly people</article-title> </title-group> <contrib-group> <contrib contrib-type="author"> <name><surname>Forster</surname> <given-names>Anne Williams</given-names></name> <role>research physiotherapist</role> <aff>Department of Health Care for the Elderly, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford BD5 0NA</aff> </contrib> <contrib contrib-type="author"> <name><surname>Young</surname> <given-names>John</given-names></name> <role>consultant physician</role> <aff>Department of Health Care for the Elderly, St Luke’s Hospital, Bradford BD5 0NA</aff> </contrib> <contrib contrib-type="author"> <name><surname>Langhorne</surname> <given-names>Peter</given-names></name> <role>senior lecturer</role> <aff>Academic Section of Geriatric Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF</aff> <author-comment> <p>on behalf of the Day Hospital Group</p> </author-comment> </contrib> </contrib-group> ...</article-meta> ...
Example 3
In an element-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing removed):
...
<element-citation>
<person-group person-group-type="director">
<name><surname>Johnson</surname>
<given-names>D. H.</given-names></name>
<name><surname>O’Neil</surname>
<given-names>T. A.</given-names></name>
</person-group>
<role>managing directors</role>
<source>Wildlife habitat relationships in Oregon
and Washington</source>
<publisher-loc>Corvallis, Oregon, USA</publisher-loc>
<publisher-name>Oregon State University Press</publisher-name>
<year iso-8601-date="2001">2001</year>
</element-citation>
...Example 4
In a mixed-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing preserved):
...
<mixed-citation>
<person-group person-group-type="director">
<string-name><surname>Johnson</surname>
<given-names>D. H.</given-names></string-name>
<string-name><surname>O’Neil</surname>
<given-names>T. A.</given-names></string-name>
</person-group>,
<role>managing directors</role>.
<source>Wildlife habitat relationships in Oregon
and Washington</source>.
<publisher-loc>Corvallis, Oregon, USA</publisher-loc>:
<publisher-name>Oregon State University Press</publisher-name>;
<year iso-8601-date="2001">2001</year>.
</mixed-citation>
...Example 5
In an element-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing removed):
...
<ref id="B7">
<element-citation publication-type="journal">
<person-group>
<name><surname>Norman</surname>
<given-names>John C</given-names></name>
<role>Researcher</role>
<aff>Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX</aff>
</person-group>
<article-title>...</article-title>
...</element-citation>
</ref>
...Example 6
In an element-style bibliographic reference (punctuation and spacing removed):
...
<ref id="B7">
<element-citation publication-type="film">
<person-group>
<name><surname>Williams</surname>
<given-names>Dorothy Jean</given-names></name>
<role>Director and Cinematographer</role>
</person-group>
<source>Gone with the Mind</source>
<size specific-use="running time"
units="minutes">95 minutes</size>
...</element-citation>
</ref>
...