Document version

During the development of a document there are usually several iterations of the work. There are periods along the authoring process that can be identified as a specific identifiable point where the work can be identified as a specific version of the work.

ByCASRAI Editorial Board

· Last updated 19 May 2026

There are several taxonomies that have been developed to articulate and define these versions.

Use in your systems

JATS XML <role> element

xml

<role vocab="credit"
      vocab-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/"
      vocab-term="Document version"
      vocab-term-identifier="https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/document-version" />

Schema.org DefinedTerm (JSON-LD)

json

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "DefinedTerm",
  "name": "Document version",
  "identifier": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/document-version/",
  "description": "During the development of a document there are usually several iterations of the work. There are periods along the authoring process that can be identified as a specific identifiable point where the work can be identified as a specific version of the work.",
  "inDefinedTermSet": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/domain/research-lifecycle-stages-and-project-metadata/",
  "url": "https://casrai.org/dictionary/term/document-version/",
  "sameAs": [],
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
}