## NMR-STAR dictionary: database table: CitationAuthor

Detailed description of the fields

### _Citation_author.Ordinal (Ordinal)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Ordinal
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Ordinal Enter a number that defines the position of the author's name in the list of authors.
Database field name | Ordinal
SQL Database type | INTEGER
Part of primary Key | yes
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | yes: This tag contains the identifier for this saveframe in the entry.
Row Index | yes: This tag contains the index of this row in the loop, which is used when the data is loaded into a database which has a relational model in which ordering doesn't matter
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | yes
Prompt | Author order
Examples | 1
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### _Citation_author.Given_name (GivenName)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Given_name
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Given_name The name given the author at birth or currently used by the author for publication purposes. Can be an initial if the author uses a second name as a full name when publishing.
Database field name | GivenName
SQL Database type | VARCHAR(31)
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | no
Prompt | Author's first name
Examples | John
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### _Citation_author.Family_name (FamilyName)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Family_name
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Family_name The family name of the author.
Database field name | FamilyName
SQL Database type | VARCHAR(31)
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | yes
Prompt | Author's last name
Examples | Doe
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### _Citation_author.First_initial (FirstInitial)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.First_initial
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.First_initial Initial of the author's first name.
Database field name | FirstInitial
SQL Database type | VARCHAR(15)
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | no
Prompt | Author's first name initial
Examples | J.
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### _Citation_author.Middle_initials (MiddleInitials)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Middle_initials
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Middle_initials The initials for the author's middle names. A name can be used here, if the author uses a middle name for publications.
Database field name | MiddleInitials
SQL Database type | VARCHAR(15)
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | no
Prompt | Author's middle initials
Examples | L.R.
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### _Citation_author.Family_title (FamilyTitle)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Family_title
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Family_title A common family title (not a professional title).
Database field name | FamilyTitle
SQL Database type | VARCHAR(15)
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | ,
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | no
Enumerations | [click for a list of enumerations] This is an open enumeration. The list of values are only suggestions. They are not enforced.
Prompt | Author's family title (not a professional title)
Examples | Jr.
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### _Citation_author.Sf_ID (SfID)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Sf_ID
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Sf_ID Pointer to '_Citation.Sf_ID'
Database field name | SfID
SQL Database type | INTEGER
Part of primary Key | no
Foreign Key on table, column | Citation, Sf_ID
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | yes This field's data is for internal use only and should be hidden in public versiond of the data.
Nulls allowed in database? | yes
Prompt | Sf ID
Examples | ?
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### _Citation_author.Entry_ID (EntryID)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Entry_ID
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Entry_ID Pointer to '_Entry.ID'
Database field name | EntryID
SQL Database type | CHAR(12)
Part of primary Key | yes
Foreign Key on table, column | Citation, Entry_ID
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | yes
Prompt | Entry ID
Examples | ?
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### _Citation_author.Citation_ID (CitationID)

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NMR-STAR tag name | _Citation_author.Citation_ID
Description | NMR-STAR name: _Citation_author.Citation_ID Pointer to '_Citation.ID'
Database field name | CitationID
SQL Database type | INTEGER
Part of primary Key | yes
Foreign Key on table, column | Citation, ID
Saveframe ID | no
Row Index | no
Secondary Index | no
Internal Flag | no
Nulls allowed in database? | yes
Prompt | Citation ID
Examples | ?
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