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event-type Type of Event

Type or kind of event in the publication history of a document, for example, a reprint of a book or the publication of a revised online edition.
OPTIONAL on element: <event>
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The type of event, for example, “reprint”, “revision”, “edition3”.
Restriction @event-type is an optional attribute; there is no default.
Tagged Sample

Describing various lifecycle events for an article (e.g., a manuscript’s acceptance)

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<article-meta>
 ...
 <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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