ANSI/NISO Z39.96-2015

9 Journal Publishing Tag Set, version 1.1 • 9.5 Attributes

9.5.86 @publication-format Format of Publication

Format or medium of the document (for example, print). This element is used in several senses:

For use in Dates: In this Tag Set, there are two attributes that can be used to describe history dates and publication dates. The @date-type attribute records the type of event in the lifecycle, such as accepted, published, or revised dates. In addition, the @publication-format attribute records the type of format or media, for example, print or electronic, to which the event happened.

In elements <date>, <element-citation>, <isbn>, <issn>, <mixed-citation>, <nlm-citation>, and <pub-date>, this attribute may be used if the element is used.
Value Meaning
Text, numbers, or special characters The cited format, for example, print.