17. Description

Obligation: Recommended

Occurrences: 0-n

Definition: All additional information that does not fit in any of the other categories. May be used for technical information or detailed information associated with a scientific instrument.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

Free text.

It is a best practice to supply a description.

Sub-properties:

Example XML

<descriptions>
    <description xml:lang="en" descriptionType="Abstract">Example abstract</description>
</descriptions>

17.a descriptionType

Occurrences: 1

Definition: The type of the Description.

Allowed values, examples, other constraints:

If Description is used, descriptionType is mandatory.

Controlled List Values:

• Abstract

• Methods

• SeriesInformation

• TableOfContents

• TechnicalInfo

• Other

Note: SeriesInformation as a container for series title, volume, issue, page number, and related fields, is now superseded by the new 20. RelatedItem property with relationType “IsPublishedIn” selected.

See Appendix 1: Controlled List Definitions - descriptionType for definitions.