Type of Related Article
Type of article being described by the element (for example, “companion-article”, “corrected-article”, “retracted-article”).
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.
Used on Element: <related-article>
|Text, numbers, or special characters||The article type for the related article, for example, “addendum”.|
|Restriction||@related-article-type is required; it must be provided if the element is used.|
Potential values for this attribute describe how the related article is related:
Additional material for an article, which was generated too late to be added to the main text
Used in an article to name its associated commentary or editorial
Used in a commentary or editorial to name the article on which this one is commenting
Used in an article to name a companion (related or sibling) article
Used in a correction to name the article being corrected. Sometimes called “erratum”.
Used in an article to name (point forward to) its associated correction (rarely used)
Names a related article in the same journal issue
Names a letter to the publication or a reply to such a letter
Retraction or disavowal of part(s) of previously published material
Used in a retraction to name the article being retracted
Used in an article to name (forward) its associated retraction (rare)
... <related-article related-article-type="companion" vol="2" page="e359" xlink:title="synopsis" xlink:href="10.1371/journal.pbio.0020359"> <article-title>How to Make a Mother in Five Easy Steps</article-title> </related-article> ...