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Citation

A Citation node is used within a CreativeWork, usually an Article, to refer to an other CreativeWork. Often a Citation will be associated with other citations, in a CitationGroup.

Properties

The Citation type has these properties:

NameDescriptionTypeInherited from
idThe identifier for this item.StringEntity
targetThe target of the citation (URL or reference ID).String-
compilationMessagesMessages generated while resolving the target if the citation.CompilationMessage*-
citesThe Reference being cited, resolved from the target.Reference-
citationModeDetermines how the citation is shown within the surrounding text.CitationMode-
citationIntentThe type/s of the citation, both factually and rhetorically.CitationIntent*-
contentA rendering of the citation using the citation style of the document.Inline*-
pageStartThe page on which the work starts; for example "135" or "xiii".Integer | String-
pageEndThe page on which the work ends; for example "138" or "xvi".Integer | String-
paginationAny description of pages that is not separated into pageStart and pageEnd; for example, "1-6, 9, 55".String-
citationPrefixText to show before the citation.String-
citationSuffixText to show after the citation.String-

Related

The Citation type is related to these types:

Bindings

The Citation type is represented in:


This documentation was generated from Citation.yaml by docs_types.rs.

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