Fatcat · Schema

ContainerEntity

A container entity represents a publication venue such as a journal, conference proceedings, or book series in which releases are published.

ScholarlyResearchAcademicOpen AccessBibliographicPublicationsMetadataInternet Archive

Properties

Name Type Description
ident string Fatcat identifier for this entity.
revision string UUID of the current entity revision.
redirect string If set, this entity has been merged into the entity with this identifier.
state string Current state of the entity.
extra object Free-form additional metadata about this container.
name string Name of the container (eg, Journal title). Required for entity creation.
container_type string Type of container, eg 'journal' or 'proceedings'.
publication_status string Whether the container is active, discontinued, etc.
publisher string Name of the organization or entity responsible for publication.
issnl string Linking ISSN number (ISSN-L).
issne string Electronic ISSN number (ISSN-E).
issnp string Print ISSN number (ISSN-P).
wikidata_qid string Wikidata entity QID.
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JSON Schema

container-entity.json Raw ↑
{
  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
  "$id": "https://fatcat.wiki/schema/container-entity",
  "title": "ContainerEntity",
  "description": "A container entity represents a publication venue such as a journal, conference proceedings, or book series in which releases are published.",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "ident": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Fatcat identifier for this entity.",
      "example": "q3nouwy3nnbsvo3h5klxsx4a7y"
    },
    "revision": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "uuid",
      "description": "UUID of the current entity revision."
    },
    "redirect": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "If set, this entity has been merged into the entity with this identifier."
    },
    "state": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": ["wip", "active", "redirect", "deleted"],
      "description": "Current state of the entity."
    },
    "extra": {
      "type": "object",
      "additionalProperties": {},
      "description": "Free-form additional metadata about this container."
    },
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the container (eg, Journal title). Required for entity creation.",
      "example": "Journal of Important Results"
    },
    "container_type": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Type of container, eg 'journal' or 'proceedings'.",
      "example": "journal"
    },
    "publication_status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Whether the container is active, discontinued, etc.",
      "example": "active"
    },
    "publisher": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Name of the organization or entity responsible for publication.",
      "example": "Society of Curious Students"
    },
    "issnl": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Linking ISSN number (ISSN-L).",
      "example": "1234-5678"
    },
    "issne": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Electronic ISSN number (ISSN-E).",
      "example": "1234-5678"
    },
    "issnp": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Print ISSN number (ISSN-P).",
      "example": "1234-5678"
    },
    "wikidata_qid": {
      "type": "string",
      "example": "Q42812",
      "description": "Wikidata entity QID."
    }
  }
}

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