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related-article-type Type of Related Article
Type of article being described by the <related-article> element
or type of relationship the article being described by the <related-article> has to the current article (for example,
“companion-article” means the related article is a companion to the current article.
Usage/Remarks
The <related-article> element describes (and may point to) another article that bears some relationship
to this XML-tagged article.
This attribute describes (names the type of) relationship between the current article
and the target
related article, the one to which this element points. This is an outward facing
link that may describe the type of target article or the type of relationship to
the current article. “corrected-article” means the related article corrects the current
article;
“preprint” could be used to point from the version of record to an earlier related preprint).
REQUIRED on element: <related-article>
| Value | Meaning |
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| Text, numbers, or special characters | The article type for the related article, for example, “addendum”. |
| Restriction | @related-article-type is required; it must be provided if the element is used. |
Suggested usage
Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related:
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addendum
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The related article contains additional material for an article, which, for example,
was generated too late to be added to the main article text.
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commentary
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Used in an article to name an associated commentary, opinion, or editorial
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commentary-article
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Used in a commentary, opinion, or editorial to name the article on which this one
is commenting
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companion
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Used in an article to name a companion (related or sibling) article
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corrected-article
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Used in a correction article to name the article being corrected. Sometimes called
“erratum”.
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correction-forward
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Used in an article to name (point forward to) its associated correction (rarely used)
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in-this-issue
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Used in an article to name a related article from the same journal issue
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letter
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Used in an article to name a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter
that concerns the article
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partial-retraction
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Used in an article to describe and point to a retraction or disavowal of part(s) of
the published article
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preprint
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Used in a version-of-record or published article to name one of its preprints
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retracted-article
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Used in a retraction to name the article being retracted
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retraction-forward
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Used in an article to name (forward) its associated retraction (rare)
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version-of-record
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Used in any article that is not the current version-of-record to name the current
version-of-record for which the current article is a different version, for example,
a “preprint” manuscript could point to the published article.
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Tagged Sample
A related article that is a Companion to this article
...
<related-article related-article-type="companion" vol="2" page="e359"
xlink:title="synopsis" xlink:href="10.1371/journal.pbio.0020359">
<article-title>How to Make a Mother in Five Easy Steps</article-title>
</related-article>
...