Prefixes, suffixes and degrees in contributor names

Use prefix, suffix, and degree elements to capture titles, name suffixes, qualifications, and honours.

contrib-group/contrib/name/prefix

contrib-group/contrib/name/suffix

contrib-group/contrib/degrees

In a journal article, if a prefix or suffix contains an abbreviation, it must be terminated with a period.

A suffix element may not contain more than 10 characters.

If a contributor has qualifications, capture them in the degrees element immediately after the name and before any role or aff elements.

If a contributor has multiple qualifications, capture them in a single degrees element, separated with commas. If a qualification is an abbreviation, do not use terminal punctuation.

Prefixes

Contributor Name Prefix: Honorifics or other qualifiers that usually precede a contributor's name (for example, Professor, Rev., President, Senator, Dr, Sir, The Honorable)

<contrib>
    <name>
        <surname>Ross</surname>
        <given-names>Thaddeus H</given-names>
        <prefix>General</prefix>
    </name>
</contrib>

<contrib>
    <name>
        <surname>Pym</surname>
        <given-names>Henry</given-names>
        <prefix>Dr.</prefix>
    </name>
</contrib>

Degrees and qualifications

Contributor Qualifications/hons: Abbreviation of the academic degree or qualification held by a contributor.

<contrib>
    <name>
        <surname>Banner</surname>
        <given-names>Bruce B B</given-names>
    </name>
    <degrees>PhD</degrees>
</contrib>
<contrib>
    <name>
        <surname>Watson</surname>
        <given-names>Robin L</given-names>
    </name>
    <degrees>PhD, MA</degrees>
</contrib>

Suffix

Contributor Name Suffix: Text or qualifiers, such as "Jr" or "III", that follow the Surname of a contributor. Does not include degree/qualification abbreviation (see Contributor Qualification/hons)

<contrib>
    <name>
        <surname>Jones-Smith</surname>
        <given-names>George</given-names>
        <suffix>Jr.</suffix>
    </name>
</contrib>