alternateIdentifier type

Controlled list values

  • ARK – Archival Resource Key

  • arXiv – arXiv.org identifier

  • bibcode – Astrophysics Data System bibliographic codes; bibcodes can be resolved via http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/bibcode

  • DOI – Digital Object Identifier

  • EAN13 – European Article Number, now renamed International Article Number, but retaining the original acronym, is a 13-digit barcoding standard which is a superset of the original 12-digit Universal Product Code (UPC) system.

  • EISSN – International Standard Serial Number (electronic Version)

  • Handle – Handle

  • IGSN – International Geo Sample Number; a 9-digit alphanumeric code that uniquely identifies samples from our natural environment and related sampling features.

  • ISBN – International Standard Book Number

  • ISSN – International Standard Serial Number; a unique 8-digit number used to identify a print or electronic periodical publication.

  • ISTC – International Standard Text Code; a unique “number” assigned to a textual work. An ISTC consists of 16 numbers and/or letters.

  • LISSN – The linking ISSN or ISSN-L enables collocation or linking among different media versions of a continuing resource.

  • LSID – Life Science Identifiers; a unique identifier for data in the Life Science domain. Format: urn:lsid:authority:namespace:identifier:revision

  • PISSN – International Standard Serial Number (print version)

  • PMID – PubMed ID

  • PURL – Persistent Uniform Resource Locator

  • UPC – Universal Product Code is a barcode symbology used for tracking trade items in stores. Its most common form, the UPC-A, consists of 12 numerical digits.

  • URL – Uniform Resource Locator

  • URN – Uniform Resource Name

  • WOS – Web of Science accession number