ONIX Code Lists Issue 27, October 2014
List 42: Text item type code

Value Description Notes

01 Textual work A complete work which is published as a content item in a product which carries two or more such works, eg when two or three novels are published in a single omnibus volume.
02 Front matter Text components such as Preface, Introduction etc which appear as preliminaries to the main body of text content in a product.
03 Body matter Text components such as Part, Chapter, Section etc which appear as part of the main body of text content in a product.
04 Back matter Text components such as Index which appear after the main body of text in a product.
10 Serial item, miscellaneous or unspecified For journals.
11 Research article For journals.
12 Review article For journals.
13 Letter For journals.
14 Short communication For journals.
15 Erratum For journals.
16 Abstract For journals.
17 Book review (or review of other publication) For journals.
18 Editorial For journals.
19 Product review For journals.
20 Index
21 Obituary For journals.