## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

# ref-type

# Type of Cross-Reference

Identifies the type of element that is the target of the cross-reference (for example, “ `figure` ”, “ `author-note` ”, “ `bibliographic` ” “ `reference` ”). The values may be used for type-specific processing or validation.

## Remarks

The <xref> element may be used to reference anything that has an @id @id attribute. This single element takes the place of the many named types of references (such as figure references, table references, and footnote references) that are common in many journal tag sets. This attribute preserves the information from such tag sets concerning the type of element to which the cross-reference is pointing.

## Attribute Values

#### In Element

##### <xref>

Value | Meaning
--- | ---
aff | Affiliation
app | Appendix
author-notes | Author notes
bibr | Bibliographic reference (typically to a <ref> element, but it may point to a <mixed-citation> if there are multiple citations inside the <ref> element).
boxed-text | Textbox or sidebar
chem | Chemical structure (to a <chem-struct> or <chem-struct-wrap> element)
contrib | Contributor
corresp | Corresponding author
disp-formula | Display formula
fig | Figure or group of figures (to a <fig> or <fig-group> element)
fn | Footnote
kwd | Keyword
list | List or list item (to a <list> or <list-item> element; also, possibly to a <def-list> or <def-item> element)
other | None of the items listed
plate | Plate
scheme | Scheme
sec | Section
statement | Statement
supplementary-material | Supplementary information
table | Table or group of tables (to a <table-wrap> or <table-wrap-group> element)
table-fn | Table footnote
Restriction: This attribute may be specified if the element is used.

## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.5: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### Version of September 2011