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Recommended Practice

NISO RP-31-2021, Reproducibility Badging and Definitions

Abstract Approved January 15, 2021. Reproducibility, the practice of validating prior research through the sharing of data and methods, is a topic that has been discussed within the scholarly research community...

ISBN 978-1-950980-03-1
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-31-2021
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-33-2020, JATS4R Ethics Statements v1.0

Abstract For the purpose of this recommendation, ethics statements are understood to provide information on ethical considerations relating to the conduct of the research that a publication is reporting. These include...

ISBN 978-1-950980-05-5
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-33-2020
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-34-2020, JATS4R Funding, Version 1.0

Abstract Crossref convened a working group to produce a recommendation for best practice of funding tagging, which resulted in some change requests to the JATS DTD. These have now been made...

ISBN 978-1-950980-06-2
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-34-2020
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-36-2020, JATS4R Data Citations, Version 2.0

Abstract This recommendation contains best practices for tagging citations to datasets in a reference list. As per the JATS4R recommendation on Data Availability Statements, there are four options for capturing references...

ISBN 978-1-950980-09-3
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-36-2020
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-37-2020, JATS4R Funding, Version 1.1

Abstract The focus of this recommendation is to ensure that a strict tagging model for funding information within the metadata of the article (or a sub-article) is provided in the XML...

ISBN 978-1-950980-10-9
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-37-2020

NISO RP-37-2021, JATS4R Funding, Version 1.3

Abstract The focus of this recommendation is to ensure that a strict tagging model for funding information within the metadata of the article (or a sub-article) is provided in the XML...

ISBN 978-1-950980-15-4
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-37-2021
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-42-2022, JATS4R Permissions, Version 2

Abstract This recommendation contains best practices for indicating the permissions (copyright and licensing information) associated with an article as a whole, with part of an article (such as a figure), or...

ISBN 978-1-950980-20-8
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-42-2022
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-43-2022, JATS4R Abstracts, Version 1.0

Abstract This document provides a best-practice recommendation for capturing commonly used types of journal abstracts and multiple abstracts using JATS XML. These recommendations refer to abstracts relating to the entire article...

ISBN 978-1-950980-21-5
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-43-2022
ISSN 1041-5653
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-47-2024, JATS4R Accessibility, Version 1.0

Abstract Accessibility is the practice of ensuring there are minimal barriers to access and interact with websites and other electronic information for users with physical or situational disabilities. Accessible design ensures...

ISBN 978-1-950980-30-7
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-47-2024
ISSN 1041-5653
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-48-2024, JATS4R Authors & Affiliations, Version 2.0

Abstract These recommendations contain best practices for capturing authors and their affiliations, as well as how these should be associated with one another. The recommendations comprise the following three parts: Author–affiliation...

ISBN 978-1-950980-31-4
DOI https://doi.org/10.3789/niso-rp-48-2024
ISSN 1041-5653
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-6-2012, RFID in U.S. Libraries

Abstract Provides recommendations for implementing RFID in U.S. libraries in a manner that will promote interoperability. It includes a recommended Data Model and discussions of security, tag migration, the book supply...

ISBN 978-1-937522-02-5
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-6-2012
Recommended Practice

NISO RP-7-2012 SERU: A Shared Electronic Resource Understanding

Abstract The Shared Electronic Resource Understanding (SERU) Recommended Practice offers a mechanism that can be used as an alternative to a license agreement. The SERU statement expresses commonly shared understandings of...

ISBN 978-1-937522-08-7
DOI 10.3789/niso-rp-7-2012
Technical Report

NISO TR-06-2017, Issues in Vocabulary Management

Abstract The intent of this Technical Report is to provide a background on vocabulary management for those operating in this transitional environment, where experience with policies, social constructs, and the practical...

ISBN 978-1-937522-79-7