## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.6: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

# related-article-type

# Type of Related Article

Type of article being described by the element (for example, “`companion-article`”, “`corrected-article`”, “`retracted`” article).

## Usage

The <related-article> element describes (and may point to) another article that bears some relationship to the original article. This attribute describes (names the type of) the article being pointed to.

## Attribute Values

#### In Element

##### <related-article>

Value | Meaning
--- | ---
Data characters | Text, numbers, or special characters.
Restriction: This attribute must be specified if the element is used.

#### Suggested usage

Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related:

addendum | Additional material for an article, which was generated too late to be added to the main text
commentary | Used in an article to name its associated commentary or editorial
commentary-article | Used in a commentary or editorial to name the article on which it this one is commenting
companion | Used in an article to name a companion (related or sibling) article
corrected-article | Used in a correction to name the article being corrected. Sometimes called “erratum”.
correction-forward | Used in an article to name (point forward to) its associated correction (rarely used)
in-this-issue | Names a related article in the same journal issue
letter | Names a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter
partial-retraction | Retraction or disavowal of part(s) of previously published material
retracted-article | Used in a retraction to name the article being retracted
retraction-forward | Used in an article to name (forward) its associated retraction (rare)

## ISO Standards Tag Set (ISOSTS) version 0.6: A customization of NISO JATS version 0.4

#### Version of December 2011