STAGE: DRAFT.

This document, itself a baseprint, introduces the concept of baseprints: digitally encoded documents used to communicate research across multiple websites in both PDF and HTML formats. It outlines the key features and benefits that baseprints provide to researchers and readers. Additionally, it discusses encoding in a format of record, such as JATS XML, so that baseprints can include research document metadata and be identified with a Software Heritage ID (SWHID).