ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2015

10 Article Authoring Tag Set, version 1.1 • 10.5 Attributes

10.5.54 @iso-8601-date ISO-8601 Formatted Date

A machine-processable, ISO 8601 formatted date value (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss) for a JATS date-specific element, whether the date be specified as text, an ISO date, a partial date, or as any other date format. If the date given in the content of the element is in a non-Gregorian calendar, this attribute will hold the Gregorian calendar equivalent of that date.

In elements <access-date>, <conf-date>, <date>, <date-in-citation>, and <year>, this attribute may be used if the element is used.
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The ISO 8601 standard date format (YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss) for the date given in the element, for example, 2015-07-15.