COMARC/B Format for Bibliographic Data

PDFCOMARC/BSeptember2025

970 Field for the needs of bibliography*

This field is designated for entering data that is necessary for trapping results of the scientific work which do not belong to the other groups of data within the COMARC/B format.

Subfields & repeatability

FIELD/SUBFIELDREPEATABILITY
970Field for the needs of bibliography*nr
aResponsibility – corporate bodynr
bTotal number of authorsnr
cNumber of charactersnr
dProceedings/contributions publishing modenr
ePoint system specialitiesnr
fTotal number of research coworkersnr
gConference contributions in journalsnr
hOther scientific articlesnr

Indicators

Indicator values are not defined.

SUBFIELDS

970a Responsibility – corporate body

This subfield is used for entering data relating to the corporate body primary responsibility. The data is entered only when the primary responsibility is not evident from the title in field 200. Subfield 970a also enables entering of a relator code (see example 2).

In records for conference contributions we may enter the name of the conference when there is no record for the proceedings (see example 17).

970b Total number of authors

This subfield is designated for entering the total of authors if all of them are not entered in fields 70X. When all authors are entered in fields 70X, the total number of them is not also entered in subfield 970b. Individuals, who participated in the research, but not in the preparation of the document (usually article), are not considered in the total number of authors. The data is used to calculate the part of the authorship in the document.

970c Number of characters

This subfield is designated for entering the number of characters (with spaces and punctuation marks) contained by the material. It is used when the data entered in subfield 215a – Specific material designation do not specify correctly the extent of the text according to the valid regulations for the evaluation of researchers' efficiency.

970d Proceedings/contributions publishing mode

In records for proceedings issued within the scientific journal and also in records for the contributions, when the proceedings are not catalogued, the code is entered indicating whether the proceedings are published as a regular or a special issue of the journal.

0regular issue

Proceeding/contribution is published in a regular issue of the journal or it is being treated as the proceeding/contribution in the regular issue of the journal by the decision of the competent organ.

1special issue
970e Point system specialities

The code defines to what extent the work is taken into account in the evaluation of researchers' efficiency.

0all points assigned to work

The code is entered when, on basis of other data from the record, the number of points could be reduced by half or the work could remain without points and the calculated number of research performance points is incorrect. On the basis of this code, the work could get all available points for the calculated category.

Example represents works published in translation, but not in original language. Based on this code, the translation shall be scored equally as the original (see example 9) . If there is more than one translation, the data is entered only in subfield for the first work.

The data is also entered in records for some component parts. When the publications are marked as reprints, but in fact they are revised editions, the code is entered in records for those chapters which are subsequently added according to the previous edition (see example 13) .

1no points assigned to work

The code is entered when no points should be assigned to the record. A record cointaining this code is listed in the personal bibliography together with the belonging citations, but no points are assigned to the work itself (see examples 10, 11, 12) .

2one half of points assigned to work

The code is entered in records for works which, on the basis of other data, the work could get all the points or none of them, and the calculated number of research performance points would be incorrect. On the basis of this code, the work could get one half of points provided for the calculated category (see example 16) .

One half of points are provided for new editions of the work and for translations of already published works. The code is used when out of record it is not clear that it is a new edition or a translation.

970f Total number of research coworkers

The subfield is intended for entering data concerning the total number of research coworkers, if they are not specified in fields 702 (see examples 14, 15). The data is used to calculate the part of the authorship in the research process.

970g Conference contributions in journals

The code is entered only in records for the conference contributions which are not connected to the record for proceedings but only to the record for the journal (see example 17). In such examples, proceedings are part of the journal, not catalogued as an independent publication. If it is catalogued as an independent publication with contributions connected to it, subfield 970g is not entered for the contributions.

0the work is a professional or unreviewed scientific conference contribution

The code is entered in records for the professional unreviewed conference contributions published in a journal.

1the work is a reviewed scientific conference contribution (international or foreign conference)

The code is entered in records for the contributions (international or foreign conference) published in a journal. Peer-reviewing should be noted by criteria valid for the original/review scientific articles i.e. scientific component parts in monographs. Peer-review adequacy must be evident from the statements in the publication which represents the equivalent of proceedings from the category "2.31".

2the work is a reviewed scientific conference contribution (domestic conference)

The code is entered in records for the contributions on the domestic conference, published in proceedings which are part of a journal. Peer-reviewing should be noted by criteria valid for original/review scientific articles i.e. scientific component parts in monographs. Peer-review adequacy must be evident from the statements in the publication which represents the equivalent of proceedings from the category "2.32".

970h Other scientific articles

The code details the content of an article of the type "1.03" – other scientific articles.

ashort scientific article

A scientific article presenting original research results but in a shorter and more concise manner than an original scientific article.

bmini review

A mini review is a shorter form of a review article that summarises and analyses current findings on a narrow topic inside a specific research area. It serves as a quick overview of the latest research, for highlighting key findings, open questions and possible future trends. Unlike broader review articles, the mini review is limited by length and focuses on a concise and selective overview of literature.

ccorrigendum

An official correction of an error in the content that the author discovered in an already published document (see example 18).

ddata paper, data note, data article, data descriptor[11]

A scientific article describing a data set (or several data sets). Its main goal/purpose is to describe the data, conditions for their collection and information on their characteristics, access to it and potential reuse (see example 19).

eeditorial

An editorial is a short scientific article in a topical issue of a journal with a clearly outlined discussion, conclusion and review part. An editorial summarises and defines the topic or research problem and contains a short analysis of the impact of scientific articles published in a special issue or thematic block.

fletter to the editor

A letter to the editor is a short scientific article in which the author critically addresses an already published scientific article in the same publication. To substantiate their point of view, the author uses their own scientific results as well, whereby the purpose of the article is to encourage a scientific discussion, point out potential flaws, express doubt or contribute updates to already published findings.

gopinion

A scientific article in which an author presents their view, thoughts or interpretation regarding an important research question, trend, new discovery or research area. The purpose of the article is to encourage a discussion, direct research attention and contribute to the understanding of scientific development (see example 20).

hmethod article, protocol article

A scientific article that is a detailed description of a (new or existing, adapted or upgraded) research method or protocol (experimental procedure).

ipreliminary communication

A scientific article presenting new research findings or research results in an early phase. As a rule, its content is not yet complete as it does not include all key data, methodological details or information that could enable the reader a complete check of the presented findings. The purpose of a preliminary communication is a quick dissemination of important or promising results to the scientific community, whereby a complete dealing is expected in a later, upgraded article.

jsoftware publication

A scientific article containing an argument for software development and details on the code that was used for its creation.

zother

NOTES ON FIELD CONTENTS

Data entry in subfield 970a is required for bibliographies output in the form of references (ISO 690, IEEE ...). The output of the corporate body primary responsibility from subfield 710a is namely not possible, because it could be duplicated with subfield 200a. The output of the responsibility from subfield 200f is also not appropriate because it contains introductory phrases (e.g., organizer, organized by, etc.). If field 710 contains subfield 4 – Relator code, the type of authorship could be entered in subfield 970a, in brackets (see example 2).

Subfield 970a may also be entered in records for conference contributions. The name of the conference is entered in case when the conference contributions were published in a journal and no record for a journal number containing those contributions was made. The records for the contributions are then connected only to the complete journal record which does not contain any information about the conference. For that reason, the conference name is entered in subfield 970a in the record for each contribution (see example 17). For proper contribution evaluation, both publishing way and contribution type should be entered in subfields 970d and 970g.

The information relating to the number of the characters entered in subfield 970c is intended for the calculation of the number of pages when the calculation is necessary for the proper evaluation of the record. The information provided by the author must be requested by the cataloguer in the following cases:

  • when there is no information about the number of pages entered in subfield 215a (see examples 6, 7) ;

  • when the information about the number of pages is entered in subfield 215a in the form which does not support the automatic calculation of the page numbers;

  • when the amount of text per page significantly deviates (up or down) from the normal one; normally, each page of the material contains about 2.000 characters (with spaces and punctuation marks) (see example 5) ;

  • in case of the multilingual issues of the same text (in that case, only the extent of the original text is considered to be competent, see example 8 ).

If subfield 970c is entered in the record, the number of pages is calculated by dividing the number of characters by 2.000.

Subfields 970b and 970f are used when all authors cannot be entered in subfields 70X by their names. In subfield 970b the number of individuals is entered which would get the relator code "070" – author if they were listed in fields 70X, and in subfield 970f the number of individuals which would get the code "927" – research coworker* if they were listed in fields 702.

EXAMPLES

  1. *

    001⊔⊔ac ba cm d0
    2000⊔aZbornik predavanj XXXI. podiplomskega tečaja kirurgije za zdravnike splošne medicine eod 9. do 11. februarja 1995 furedil Vladimir Smrkolj g[izdale] Kirurške klinike, Univerzitetni klinični center, Ljubljana [in] Katedra za kirurgijo, Medicinska fakulteta, Univerza v Ljubljani
    702⊔132042467 aSmrkolj bVladimir 703250 4340
    71012aPodiplomski tečaj kirurgije za zdravnike splošne medicine d31 f1995 eLjubljana
    71202aUniverzitetni klinični center cLjubljana bKirurške klinike
    71202aMedicinska fakulteta cLjubljana bKatedra za kirurgijo
    (The corporate body primary responsibility is not evident in field 200a; that is why it should be entered in subfield 970a.)
  2. *

    2000⊔aDostojno jest ekoncert pred gostovanjem v Rusiji, dvorana Union, Maribor, 4. marec 2012 fKoncertni zbor Carmina Slovenica gdirigentka Karmina Šilec gtolkala Nino Mureškič
    300⊔⊔aOpis po koncertnem listu
    675⊔⊔a78.087.68 c78.08 vUDCMRF 2006
    702⊔138387683 aŠilec bKarmina 735579 4250 83-216.03
    702⊔1314886499 aMureškič bNino 4545
    71002aCarmina Slovenica 4590
    970⊔⊔aCarmina Slovenica (izvajalec)
    (Primary corporative body cannot be seen from the subfield 200a. It is therefore necessary to enter it in subfield 970a. The type of the authorship held by the corporation in original work, is entered in brackets.)
  3. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.01
    2001⊔aǂThe ǂsecond data release of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey fKevork Abazajian ... [et al.]
    701⊔13110793059 aAbazajian bKevork 4070
    701⊔13...
    701⊔133442275 aSeljak bUroš 711181 4070
    701⊔13...
    970⊔⊔b163
    (The article has 163 authors signed. It is recommended to enter as many authors as possible in records for researcher's bibliographies, because more complete records contribute to a better comparability with foreign databases, for example, Scopus, and also to a better identification of citation. If there are still too many authors in order to enter them all, the total number of them is entered in subfield 970b.)
  4. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d1
    2000⊔a≠V.M. ≠Goldschmidt Conference, Toulouse, 30th August-3rd September 1998 eextended abstracts
    2251⊔aMineralogical magazine x0026-461X vVol. 62A, September 1998
    71012aGoldschmidt Conference f1998 eToulouse
    970⊔⊔d0
    (The code "0" in subfield 970d specifies the item as a proceedings being published as the regular issue of the scientific journal Mineralogical magazine.)
  5. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.01 7ba
    2000⊔aTransition of smectic A to tilted phases in thin free standing films of liquid crystal fChia-Yuee Lum, Lye-Hock Ong & Mojca Čepič
    215⊔⊔astr. 9-11 i≠Vol. ≠40 h≠no. ≠1 k2011
    970⊔⊔c8269
    (The subfield 215a specifies that the article contains 3 pages. According to the number of characters, the criteria of the competent agency for the evaluation of researchers' efficiency indicates that it contains more than 4 pages (e.g. minimal 8.000 characters). The data on the number of pages should be enter in subfield 970c.)
  6. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d1 t2.01 7ba
    2001⊔aHandbook of research on wireless security fYan Zhang, Jun Zheng, Miao Ma [editors]
    215⊔⊔a2 zv. (loč. pag.) cilustr. d29 cm
    970⊔⊔c2400000
    (The subfield 215a does not indicate the number of pages. It is therefore necessary to enter subfield 970c in order to evaluate correctly a monograph with more than 50 pages.)
  7. *

    001⊔⊔an bl ca d2 t1.01 7ba
    011⊔⊔a1987-6092
    2000⊔aFrom local to global and vice versa bElektronski vir ecomparative literature as a plural discipline fTomaž Toporišič
    215⊔⊔i≠Vol. ≠5 h≠issue ≠1 k2011
    970⊔⊔c12243
    (The subfield 215a does not indicate the number of pages (the article is published on the web). The data on the number of pages meets regulations for the evaluation of researchers' efficiency. It is therefore necessary to enter the number of characters in subfield 970c.)
  8. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.16 7ba
    1012⊔aslv aeng cslv
    2000⊔aUvod v mirila dMirila e≠a ≠cultural phenomenon fAndrej Pleterski
    215⊔⊔aStr. 9-10, 209-210
    464⊔11251763456
    970⊔⊔c6633
    (An example of the multilingual text. From the subfield 215a the program adds together pages of both texts. According to the regulations for the evaluation of researchers' efficiency of the competent agency, in case of multilingual texts only the extent of the original text is being considered. The number of characters of the original text should be entered in subfield 970c.)
  9. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d0 t2.01 7ba
    1011⊔aslv csrp deng
    2000⊔aNe tu, ne tam eSrbi v Beli krajini in njihova jezikovna ideologija v procesu zamenjave jezika fTanja Petrović g[prevod Maja Đukanović]
    300⊔⊔aDelo je prevod srb. rokopisa za prvo objavo v slov.
    970⊔⊔e0
    (The indicator value in field 101 indicates the translation of the original work. According to the regulations of the competent agency, it should reduce points by half. Since the original work is not published, the code "0" in subfield 970e enables that equal points should be assigned to the translation as it should be assigned to the original work.)
  10. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d1 t2.01 7ba
    2001⊔aDanes za jutri erazmišljanja o vzgoji in izobraževanju za trajnostni razvoj furedila Suzana Sedmak g[risbe Alen Ježovnik]
    215⊔⊔a142 str. cilustr., preglednice d24 cm
    001⊔⊔an bl cm d0 7ba
    135⊔⊔av bi
    2001⊔aDanes za jutri bElektronski vir erazmišljanja o vzgoji in izobraževanju za trajnostni razvoj furedila Suzana Sedmak g[risbe Alen Ježovnik]
    230⊔⊔aE-knjiga
    970⊔⊔e1
    (A monograph is published in both printed and alectronic form what makes an example of the same content on different media. It is therefore necessary to exclude one record from the point assigning system by using the code "1" in subfield 970e.)
  11. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d0 t2.11 7ba
    2000⊔aUporaba metode benchmarking na področju komunalnih dejavnosti ediplomska naloga dThe application of benchmarking method for municipal activities egraduation thesis fŠpela Petelin
    001⊔⊔an ba cm d0 t2.25 7ba
    2000⊔aUporaba metode benchmarking na področju komunalnih dejavnosti edelo je pripravljeno v skladu s Pravilnikom o podeljevanju Prešernovih nagrad študentom pod mentorstvom izr. prof. dr. Albina Rakarja fŠpela Petelin
    970⊔⊔e1
    (The undergraduate thesis is also published as a research project (e.g. a project nominated for Prešern Award). It is therefore necessary to exclude one record from the point assigning system by using the code "1" in subfield 970e.)
  12. *

    001⊔⊔ac ba ca d2 t1.01 7ba
    011⊔⊔a0268-3768
    2000⊔aDetection of the eroding surface in the EDM process based on the current signal in the gap fJoško Valentinčič, Mihael Junkar
    215⊔⊔astr. 294-301 cIlustr. i≠Vol. ≠28 h≠no. ≠3/4 k2006
    3001⊔aČlanek objavljen tudi v isti reviji Vol. 33, no. 7/8, 2007
    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.01 7ba
    011⊔⊔a0268-3768
    2000⊔aDetection of the eroding surface in the EDM process based on the current signal in the gap fJoško Valentinčič, Mihael Junkar
    215⊔⊔astr. 698-705 cIlustr. i≠Vol. ≠33 h≠no. ≠7/8 k2007
    300⊔⊔aČlanek objavljen tudi v isti reviji Vol. 28, no. 3/4, 2006
    970⊔⊔e1
    (The same article is published in two different issues of the same journal by mistake. Therefore two records (also in Web of Science) are available. One record should be excluded from the point assigning system by using the code "1" in subfield 970e. The record containing that code is listed in the personal bibliography, and the belonging citations are also considered.)
  13. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d1 t2.16
    100⊔⊔c2007 hslv lba
    2000⊔aRazpad fChinua Achebe g[prevedel Branko Avsenak gspremno besedo napisal Nikolai Jeffs]
    205⊔⊔aDopolnjeni ponatis prevoda iz leta 1964
    215⊔⊔a219 str.
    3001⊔aPrevod dela: Things fall apart
    700⊔1329454691 aAchebe bChinua f1930-2013 4070
    702⊔136652259 aAvsenak bBranko 4730
    702⊔136691939 aJeffs bNikolai 731375 4080
    (Updated reprint of the publication Razpad.)
    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.16
    100⊔⊔c2007 hslv lba
    2000⊔aVzpon kritičnega bibliomita fNikolai Jeffs
    215⊔⊔astr. 165-217
    464⊔⊔14752655
    700⊔136691939 aJeffs bNikolai 731375 4070
    970⊔⊔e0
    (The record for the chapter Vzpon kritičnega bibliomita from the updated reprint of the publication Razpad. In the first edition that chapter did not exist. The code in subfield 970e signify that all points are assigned to the chapter in spite of fact that it was published in a reprint edition.)
  14. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.01
    2001⊔aKi-67 expression in breast carcinoma eits association with grading systems, clinical parameters, and other prognostic factors - a surrogate marker? fHelen Trihia ... [et al.]
    701⊔13<n.z.1> aTrihia bHelen 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.2> aMurray bSusan 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.3> aPrice bKaren 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.4> aGelber bRichard 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.5> aGolouh bRastko 702686 4070 84-024
    701⊔13<n.z.6> aGoldhirsch bAron 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.7> aCoates bAlan S. 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.8> aCollins bJohn 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.9> aCastiglione-Gertsch bMonica 4070
    701⊔13<n.z.10> aGusterson bBarry A. 4070
    702⊔13<n.z.11> aLamovec bJanez 704376 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.12> aJančar bJanez 709170 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.13> aLindtner bJurij 705278 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.14> aNovak bJanez f1941- 702882 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.15> aEržen bDarja 714441 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.16> aNaglas bM. 4927
    702⊔13<n.z.17> aSenčar bMojca 709216 4927
    702⊔13<n.z.18> aČervek bJožica 703289 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.19> aCerar bOlga 715832 4927 84-024
    702⊔13<n.z.20> aŠtabuc bBorut 711949 4927
    702⊔13<n.z.21> aŠebek bSlava 4927
    970⊔⊔f54
    (In addition to 10 authors of the article, there are 54 additional member names of a research team International Breast Cancer Study Group entered, which research results are presented in the article. In addition to the authors, the members of the research team from Slovenia are entered. In subfield 970f the total number of the research team members is entered.)
  15. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.01
    2001⊔aSearch for new phenomena in the WW [to] l[nulʹ[nu]ʹfinal state in pp collisions at [square root] s = 7 TeV with the ATLAS detector f[prepared by] ATLAS Collaboration
    702⊔133088739 aCindro bVladimir 709081 4927
    702⊔1323035235 aDolenc bIrena 724260 f1978- 4927
    702⊔132805091 aFilipčič bAndrej 707525 4927
    702⊔1324534627 aFratina bSaša 723570 4927
    702⊔134607075 aGorišek bAndrej 718277 4927
    702⊔134607331 aKerševan bBorut Paul 718278 4927
    702⊔134260451 aKramberger bGregor 715642 4927
    702⊔13105470819 aMaček bBoštjan 728481 4927
    702⊔133666275 aMandić bIgor 712313 f1966- 4927
    702⊔1382629475 aMijović bLiza 726577 4927
    702⊔132309219 aMikuž bMarko 704763 4927
    702⊔13194012771 aTykhonov bAndrii 731187 4927
    970⊔⊔aATLAS Collaboration f2891
    (In subfield 970a the research team is entered which is mentioned as the author of the article. In field 702 the members of the research team from Slovenia are entered. The total number of the research team members is entered in subfield 970f.)
  16. *

    001⊔⊔an ba cm d0 t2.01
    100⊔⊔bd c2007 hslv lba
    2000⊔aBogojina ežupnijska cerkev Kristusovega vnebohoda fMartin Cankar
    215⊔⊔a91 str., [2] f. pril. cilustr. d24 cm
    (A record for the monograph Bogojina: župnijska cerkev Kristusovega vnebohoda.)
    001⊔⊔an ba cm d0 t2.01
    100⊔⊔bd c2013 hslv lba
    2000⊔aCerkev Gospodovega vnebohoda v Bogojini fMartin Cankar
    215⊔⊔a97 str. cilustr. d24 cm
    970⊔⊔e2
    (A record for the monograph Cerkev Gospodovega vnebohoda v Bogojini. The state institution competent for science has decided that it is the revised edition of the publication Bogojina: župnijska cerkev Kristusovega vnebohoda from 2007; for that reason, only one half of points provided for the category "2.01"has been assigned to the publication. Since there is no data on the publication, the code "2" – one half of points assigned to work is entered in subfield 970e; thus we provide a regular calculation of points.)
  17. *

    001⊔⊔an ba ca d2 t1.08
    011⊔⊔a0098-1354
    2000⊔a≠The ≠importance of proper economic criteria and process modeling for single- and multi-objective optimizations fZorka Novak Pintarič, Zdravko Kravanja
    215⊔⊔astr. 35-47 i≠Vol. ≠83 kDec. 2015
    970⊔⊔aESCAPE, 16 - 18 June 2014, Budapest d0 g1
    (A record for a reviewed scientific contribution on the international conference which was published in the regular journal number. There is no record for proceedings. In subfield 970d it is determined that it is a contribution published in the regular journal number.)
  18. *

    001⊔⊔an bl ca d2 t1.03
    011⊔⊔a0024-3795
    2000⊔aCorrigendum to “Numerical methods for eigenvalues of singular polynomial eigenvalue problems” [Linear Algebra Appl. 719 (2025) 1–33] fMichiel E. Hochstenbach, Christian Mehl, Bor Plestenjak
    970⊔⊔hc
    (This is a publication of a proof that was incorrect in an earlier article, which is why the code in subfield is "c" – corrigendum.)
  19. *

    001⊔⊔an bl ca d2 t1.03
    011⊔⊔a2452-3666
    2000⊔aLow-code and AI-augmented code for an archaeological database bElektronski vir eArkas 2.0 fEdisa Lozić and Benjamin Štular
    970⊔⊔hd
    (Code "d" denotes a data paper.)
  20. *

    001⊔⊔an bl ca d2 t1.03
    011⊔⊔a1469-7793
    2000⊔aThe art of blinding in human physiological research eunmasking the hidden hero in scientific inquiry fBenjamin J. Narang
    970⊔⊔hg
    (Author presented their own view of the research in the article, which is why the code in subfield 970h is "g" – opinion.)
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[11] Publishers use different names for this type of articles.