Please note: this standard has been withdrawn in favor of ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2015) JATS: Journal Article Tag Suite, version 1.1

ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2012

3 Format of this Standard

This standard defines a set of structures (elements and attributes) that can be used to create a variety of Tag Sets for specific uses. In addition, it describes three specific Tag Sets. This document first defines all of the structures in the Tag Suite and then describes each of the three defined Tag Sets.

3.1 Description of the Tag Suite

Each element and attribute in the Tag Suite is described in tabular form in Section 7, Tag Suite Components.

Section 7.1, Elements provides a row for each element, in which appears:

Note that since the content models and available attributes of the elements may be different in each of the Tag Sets this information is not provided in Section 7, Tag Suite Components. It is provided in the sections about each of the Tag Sets (Section 8, Section 9, and Section 10).

Section 7.2, Attributes provides a row for each attribute, in which appears:

Note that since the attribute value type and list of allowable or recommended values for the attributes may be different in each of the Tag Sets this information is not provided in Section 7, Tag Suite Components. It is provided in the sections about each of the Tag Sets (Section 8, Section 9, and Section 10).

3.2 Description of each Tag Set

In Section 8, Section 9, and Section 10, the specifics of each of the Tag Sets are defined, using the same format.

Following an Introduction, which describes the specific Tag Set, are entries for the elements and then attributes in the Tag Set.

Element entries contain:

Attribute entries contain: