This schema is intended to be able to carry selected data from existing MARC 21 records as well as to enable the creation of original resource description records.
JATS is an application of NISO Z39.96-2012, which defines a set of XML elements and attributes for tagging journal articles and describes three article models.
The content on this site is the supporting documentation for the standard. JATS is a continuation of the NLM Archiving and Interchange DTD work begun in 2002 by NCBI.