9.5.131 @xmlns:xlink XLink Namespace Declaration

This is not an attribute, but the namespace pseudo-attribute. The value provides a prefix to use for the XLink linking attributes. All namespace prefixes must be associated with a URL, and the prefix xlink has been set to the URL for the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) XLink Recommendation.

In element <article>, this attribute must have the value http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink (as given below).

Value	Meaning
http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink	The prefix xlink has been set to the URL for the W3C XLink Recommendation.

In elements <abbrev>, <award-group>, <bio>, <chem-struct>, <collab>, <conference>, <contrib>, <custom-meta>, <element-citation>, <email>, <ext-link>, <funding-source>, <graphic>, <inline-graphic>, <inline-supplementary-material>, <institution>, <issue-id>, <license>, <long-desc>, <media>, <mixed-citation>, <named-content>, <nlm-citation>, <product>, <pub-id>, <related-article>, <related-object>, <self-uri>, <supplementary-material>, <uri>, and <volume-id>, this attribute may be used if the element is used.

Value	Meaning
http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink	When this attribute is used, the prefix xlink should be set to the URL for the W3C XLink Recommendation.

ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2015

9 Journal Publishing Tag Set, version 1.1 • 9.5 Attributes

9.5.131 @xmlns:xlink XLink Namespace Declaration