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Containers
Documentation for the IOP Publishing schema for container content.
Metadata
Capture metadata for a container in a <metadata> element.
Publication Date
Capture the publication date for a container in a <pub-date>element.

Containers
Documentation for the IOP Publishing schema for container content.
- Root Element
  The root element for a container is a <container> element.
- Metadata
  Capture metadata for a container in a <metadata> element.
  - Container Status
    Capture the status of a container in a <container-status> element.
  - Container ID
    Capture identifiers for the container in <container-id> elements.
  - Contained By
    If a container is associated with one or more journals then capture the information inside a <contained-by> element.
  - Container Title
    Capture the title for a container in a <container-title> element child of <title-group> element.
  - Publication Date
    Capture the publication date for a container in a <pub-date>element.
  - History Dates
    Capture history dates for a container using a <history> element.
  - Contributors
    Contributor information for a book is captured in <contrib-group> elements.
  - Abstract
    If present capture Abstracts in an <abstract> element.
  - Keywords
    Capture keywords in a <kwd-group> element.
  - Header Images
    Capture the header images for a container in a <header-images> element.
- Container Body
  Capture the body content for a container inside a <body> element.
- Version and Change Log

Publication Date

Capture the publication date for a container in a <pub-date>element.

The <pub-date> must have <day> , <month> and <year> child elements populated with the correct numerical values including leading zeros.

Example

<pub-date pub-type="epub">
  <day>30</day>
  <month>06</month>
  <year>2023</year>
</pub-date>