[jats-list] JATS 1.0: Seemingly contradictory usage recommendations for <series-text> and <series-title>

[Alexander Schwarzman <aschwarzman@xxxxxxxxx>]

The Related Elements section of the <article-categories> entry in
the JATS 1.0 Tag Library states:

   Grouping Articles in Series: The related elements <series-title>
   and <series-text> are used for groupings of articles *within one
   issue of a journal*. For example, in some journals, articles are
   grouped into a series such as From the Cover and identified as
   part of a series. The <series-title> element names the series, and
   the <series-text> element provides textual descriptions (if any)
   describing the series. (Emphasis mine -- SS)

However, the Remarks section for the <series> entry states:

   <series-text> and <series-title> are used to identify a collection
   of articles within an issue *or a collection of similar articles
   across multiple issues*. For example, a single issue of a journal
   may contain numerous colloquium papers that can be identified as
   part of a series by including <series-title>Colloquium</series-
   title> in each articles metadata. An example of a series that
   spans issues is the Inaugural Article series in PNAS. These
   articles from newly-elected members of the National Academy of
   Sciences are all part of the same series, but appear in different
   issues of the journal. (Emphasis mine -- SS)

This seems contradictory: should the usage of <series-title> and
<series-text> be restricted to article groupings/collections
within one journal issue only or can these elements be used for
such grouping spanning multiple journal issues?

Thank you,
Alexander ('Sasha') Schwarzman
Content Technology Architect
OSA - The Optical Society
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