Information on the Superordinate Journal/Series of the Source (//fileDesc/sourceDesc/biblFull/seriesStmt)

If the original is published as a volume of a series or as an article within a volume, the details of the series are recorded in a Series Statement (<seriesStmt>) within the Source Description.

The title of the superordinate series/journal is reproduced in one or more <title> element(s). The @level attribute specifies the type of the superordinate publication. It can take the values 's' (series) and 'j' (journal). The @type attribute specifies the type of the given title. It can have the values 'main' (main title) and 'sub' (subtitle).

The place of publication within the named journal/series is reproduced in the <biblScope> element. It can be used several times for this purpose, in which the @unit attribute specifies the type of the respective statement. The @unit attribute can have the following values:

• volume: volume in case of journals/volume in case of series
• issue: issue in case of magazines
• pages: in the case of journals, which pages the article contains

The Series Statement is thus structured differently, depending on whether the work in question is a monograph or a dependent publication within a series or an article within a journal.

In the case of a monograph within a series, <seriesStmt> is structured as follows:

<seriesStmt>
      <title level="s" type="main">[main title of the series]</title>
      <title level="s" type="sub">[subtitle of the series, if applicable]</title>
      <biblScope unit="volume">[volume name for the monograph within the series]</biblScope>
</seriesStmt>

In the case of a dependent publication within a miscellany in a series, <seriesStmt> is structured as follows:

<seriesStmt>
      <title level="s" type="main">[main title of the series]</title>
      <title level="s" type="sub">[subtitle of the series, if applicable]</title>
      <biblScope unit="volume">[volume name for the miscellany within the series]</biblScope>
      <biblScope unit="pages">[page reference]</biblScope>
</seriesStmt>

In the case of a dependent publication within a journal, <seriesStmt> is structured as follows:

<seriesStmt>
      <title level="j" type="main">[main title of the journal]</title>
      <title level="j" type="sub">[subtitle of the journal, if applicable]</title>
      <biblScope unit="volume">[volume]</biblScope>
      <biblScope unit="issue">[issue]</biblScope>
      <biblScope unit="pages">[page reference]</biblScope>
</seriesStmt>