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use-type Type of Use
If there is a specific use-case for this citation, this
attribute describes it, for example, if this is a data citation, it may
state that the data was “analyzed-data” for this article, rather than generated.
OPTIONAL on elements: <element-citation>, <mixed-citation>
| Value | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Text, numbers, or special characters | There is no set value list for this attribute, but the current use-case is for data citations, to express the difference between generated, analyzed, or referenced data. |
| Restriction | @use-type is an optional attribute; there is no default. |
Suggested usage
For use in citing data (@publication-type="data"), @use-type has three potential values:
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generated-data
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Included or referenced external data that was generated
in the course of the study on which the article reports.
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|---|---|
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analyzed-data
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Referenced data that was analyzed in the course of the study
on which the article reports, but that was not generated for the study.
This may include publicly available datasets.
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non-analyzed-data
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Referenced data that was neither generated nor
analyzed during the study.
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Related Resources
- See: Citation Attributes
- See “Describing how the Data Files were Used” in Citing Data