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Book Review

A critical review of a work of fiction or non-fiction that highlights its contribution to a given art, field, or discipline.

A Book Review is a critical assessment of a work of fiction or non-fiction that highlights its contribution to an art, field, or discipline. The record captures the review’s title, authors, and publication details, alongside bibliographic information about the book under review, including its title, edition, volume, and publication year.

It also notes the publication in which the review appeared, its page range and issue number, and whether the review or the reviewed book was refereed.

Fields

21 fields

Field nameTypeDefinitionBound to
Review Title*textThe title of the review.
Co-authorstextThe names of any co-authors of the book review.
Book TitletextThe title of the book under review.
Book VolumenumberThe volume number of the book, if applicable.
Book EditiontextThe edition number of the book, if applicable.
Book Publication LocationtextThe city and country in which the book was published.
Book Publication YearnumberThe year in which the book was published.
Book Refereed?booleanWhether the reviewed book was subject to peer review.
Date of Review PublicationdateThe date on which the review was published.
Page Range FromnumberThe page on which the review begins.
Page Range TonumberThe page on which the review ends.
Publication StatustextThe status of the reviewed book with regard to publication.
Published IntextThe nature of the media in which the review was published.
Pubmed IDidentifierThe PubMed identifier for the review, if applicable.
Refereed?booleanWhether the review itself was subject to peer review.
Review IssuenumberThe issue number of the publication in which the review appeared.
Review PublicationtextThe name of the publication in which the review appeared.
Review PublishertextThe name of the publisher of the review.
Review VolumenumberThe volume number of the publication in which the review appeared.
URLurlA web address where the book review is available, if one exists.
Research ClassificationpicklistThe research classification assigned to the book review.research-classification

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