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Documentation for the IOP Publishing specific implementation of BITS 2.0 for book content
Book Meta
<book-meta >is a mandatory element for all books as a container for the book level metadata.
Copyright and License
Capture copyright and license information inside a <permissions> element.

Books
Documentation for the IOP Publishing specific implementation of BITS 2.0 for book content
- Root element
  The root element for a book is a <book> element.
- Book Meta
  <book-meta >is a mandatory element for all books as a container for the book level metadata.
  - Book ID
    All books must contain a <book-id> element containing the book level DOI
  - Book Title
    Capture the book title in a <book-title> element inside a <book-title-group> element.
  - Subject Classification
    All books must contain a <subj-group> element containing subject classification information.
  - Contributors
    Contributor information for a book is captured in <contrib-group> elements.
  - Publication Date
    A Publication date for the book must be captured in a <pub-date> element
  - ISSN
    Capture ISSN information in a <issn> element
  - ISBN
    Capture ISBN information in a <isbn> element
  - Publisher
    Capture Publisher information in a <publisher> element.
  - Cover Files
    Capture cover file images in <supplementary-material> elements
  - Supplementary Data
    Capture book level supplementary data in a <supplementary-material> element.
  - Copyright and License
    Capture copyright and license information inside a <permissions> element.
    - Copyright
      Capture copyright information in a <copyright-statement> child element of permissions.
    - License
      Capture license information inside a <license> element.
  - Self URI
    Capture the file names of the PDF, EPUB and MOBI representations of the book in <self-uri> elements.
  - Preview PDF
    Capture the filename of the PDF preview file in a self-uri element.
  - Abstract
    Capture Abstracts in an <abstract> element.
  - Counts
    Capture the page count of the book using a <book-page-count > element as a child of <counts>.
  - Custom Metadata
    Capture Custom Metadata in a < custom-meta-group> element.
  - Notes
    Capture notes in a <notes> element.
- Front Matter
  Capture the front matter information for a book inside a <front-matter> element.
- Chapters
  All of a books chapters must be captured in seperate <book-part > elements within a <book-body> element.
- Back Matter
  Capture the book back matter inside a <book-back> element.
- Version and Change Log

Copyright and License

Capture copyright and license information inside a <permissions> element.

Example

<permissions>
  <copyright-statement>© IOP Publishing Ltd 2021</copyright-statement>
  <copyright-year>2021</copyright-year>
  <copyright-holder>IOP Publishing Ltd</copyright-holder>
<license license-type="iop-standard-books" xlink:href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/iop-standard/books">
    <license-p>This book is available under the terms of the <ext-link xlink:href="https://publishingsupport.iopscience.iop.org/iop-standard/books" ext-link-type="uri">IOP-Standard Books License</ext-link>
  </license-p>
    <license-p>Permission to make use of IOP Publishing content other than as
    set out above may be sought at <ext-link ext-link-type="email" xlink:type="simple">permissions@ioppublishing.org</ext-link>.</license-p>
    <license-p>Arthur R McGurn has asserted his right to be identified as the
  author of this work in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the
  Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.</license-p>
  </license>
</permissions>