pub-type Type of Publication

Combined form of both the type and format of publication, combined. This attribute comes from an older version of JATS; Deprecated in NISO STS.

Usage/Remarks

Best Practice

This attribute, which is used only on the elements <issn> and <pub-date>, reflects an older version of JATS, which used specific precombined values. For NISO STS, Best Practice is:
OPTIONAL on elements: <issn>, <pub-date>
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters Precombined type and format of the document. Best Practice is not to use this attribute. See Remarks above.
Restriction This is an optional attribute; there is no default.