DOCUMENT TYPE: Living Technical Specification

The Baseprint Document Format is the digital encoding of a Baseprint document snapshot. These snapshots are immutable and are referenced using a SoftWare Hash IDentifier (SWHID). This format is designed for self-archived scientific and technical documents for long-term redistribution. The XML component of the format is a small subset of JATS XML [1] and approximates XML found in PubMed Central. After archiving, document snapshots are rendered into HTML pages and PDF files by independent websites using Baseprint-compatible software.