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ScholarlyArticle DRAFT Profile

Version: 0.1-DRAFT-2019_03_15 (08 February 2019)

Bioschemas profile, based on Biotea model, describing a ScholarlyArticle in Life Sciences.


If you spot any errors or omissions with this type, please file an issue in our GitHub.


Key to specification table

CD = Cardinality

Property Expected Type Description CD Controlled Vocabulary Example
Marginality: Minimum.
@context URL Used to provide the context (namespaces) for the JSON-LD file.
Not needed in other serialisations.
ONE
@type Text Schema.org/Bioschemas class for the resource declared using JSON-LD syntax. For other serialisations please use the appropriate mechanism.
While it is permissible to provide multiple types, it is preferred to use a single type.
MANY Schema.org, Bioschemas
@id IRI Used to distinguish the resource being described in JSON-LD. For other serialisations use the appropriate approach. ONE
dct:conformsTo IRI Used to state the Bioschemas profile that the markup relates to. The versioned URL of the profile must be used.
Note that we use a CURIE in the table here but the full URL for Dublin Core terms must be used in the markup (http://purl.org/dc/terms/conformsTo), see example.
ONE Bioschemas profile versioned URL
headline Text
Schema:

Headline of the article.


Bioschemas:

Title of the article.

ONE
identifier PropertyValue
Text
URL
Schema:

The identifier property represents any kind of identifier for any kind of Thing, such as ISBNs, GTIN codes, UUIDs etc. Schema.org provides dedicated properties for representing many of these, either as textual strings or as URL (URI) links. See background notes for more details.


Bioschemas:

A global a unique identifier for articles in their DOI. Any other identifier can be included as an alternate name.

ONE
Marginality: Recommended.
about Thing
SemanticAnnotation
Schema:

The subject matter of the content. Inverse property: subjectOf.


Bioschemas:

Semantic annotations identified in this scholarly article.

MANY
alternateName Text
Schema:

An alias for the item.


Bioschemas:

Any othe name, including alternate identifiers in the form namespace:id such as pmcid:PMC3804025 or pmid:29312824.

MANY
author Organization
Person
Schema:

The author of this content or rating. Please note that author is special in that HTML 5 provides a special mechanism for indicating authorship via the rel tag. That is equivalent to this and may be used interchangeably.


MANY
backstory CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

For an Article, typically a NewsArticle, the backstory property provides a textual summary giving a brief explanation of why and how an article was created. In a journalistic setting this could include information about reporting process, methods, interviews, data sources, etc.


Bioschemas:

Abstract.

ONE
citation CreativeWork
Text
Schema:

A citation or reference to another creative work, such as another publication, web page, scholarly article, etc.


MANY
dateCreated Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was created or the item was added to a DataFeed.


ONE
dateModified Date
DateTime
Schema:

The date on which the CreativeWork was most recently modified or when the item’s entry was modified within a DataFeed.


MANY
datePublished Date
Schema:

Date of first broadcast/publication.


ONE
isBasedOn CreativeWork
Product
URL
Schema:

A resource that was used in the creation of this resource. This term can be repeated for multiple sources. For example, http://example.com/great-multiplication-intro.html. Supersedes isBasedOnUrl.


Bioschemas:

Any previous version of this scholarly article.

MANY
isPartOf CreativeWork
Trip
Journal
PublicationVolume
PublicationIssue
Schema:

Indicates an item or CreativeWork that this item, or CreativeWork (in some sense), is part of. Inverse property: hasPart.


Bioschemas:

We recommend at least to inlcude a link to the lowest level possible, i.e., PublicationIssue. It is also possible to use ‘isPartOf’ to link as well directly to the PublicationVolume or the Journal, making it easier to find links to each other.

MANY
keywords Text
Schema:

Keywords or tags used to describe this content. Multiple entries in a keywords list are typically delimited by commas.


ONE
license CreativeWork
URL
Schema:

A license document that applies to this content, typically indicated by URL.


ONE
pageEnd Integer
Text
Schema:

The page on which the work ends; for example “138” or “xvi”.


ONE
pageStart Integer
Text
Schema:

The page on which the work starts; for example “135” or “xiii”.


ONE
url URL
Schema:

URL of the item.


Bioschemas:

DOI is the recommended URL, any other should go as sameAs.

ONE
Marginality: Optional.
alternativeHeadline Text
Schema:

A secondary title of the CreativeWork.


ONE
articleBody Text
Schema:

The actual body of the article.


Bioschemas:

If included, could be separated in paragraphs or so.

MANY
articleSection Text
Schema:

Articles may belong to one or more ‘sections’ in a magazine or newspaper, such as Sports, Lifestyle, etc.


MANY
copyrightHolder Organization
Person
Schema:

The party holding the legal copyright to the CreativeWork.


MANY
copyrightYear Number
Schema:

The year during which the claimed copyright for the CreativeWork was first asserted.


ONE
inLanguage Language
Text
Schema:

The language of the content or performance or used in an action. Please use one of the language codes from the IETF BCP 47 standard. See also availableLanguage. Supersedes language.


MANY
isAccessibleForFree Boolean
Schema:

A flag to signal that the item, event, or place is accessible for free. Supersedes free.


ONE
pagination Text
Schema:

Any description of pages that is not separated into pageStart and pageEnd; for example, “1-6, 9, 55” or “10-12, 46-49”.


MANY
sameAs URL
Schema:

URL of a reference Web page that unambiguously indicates the item’s identity. E.g. the URL of the item’s Wikipedia page, Wikidata entry, or official website.


Bioschemas:

Any other link to this article, including those machine readable.

MANY
version Number
Text
Schema:

The version of the CreativeWork embodied by a specified resource.


MANY
wordCount Integer
Schema:

The number of words in the text of the Article.


ONE