diff --git a/src/rp-schematron-base.sch b/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
index 51ca076ac5..c2a1701a47 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
+++ b/src/rp-schematron-base.sch
@@ -1176,6 +1176,15 @@
           role="error" 
           id="article-version-10">article-version-alternatives must contain a &lt;article-version article-version-type="publication-state">.</assert>
       </rule>
+      
+      <rule context="article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks">
+        <let name="preprint-version" value="number(substring-after(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'.'))"/>
+        <let name="rp-version" value="number(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''))"/>
+        
+        <assert test="$rp-version le $preprint-version" 
+          role="error" 
+          id="article-version-12">This is Reviewed Preprint version <value-of select="$rp-version"/>, but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version <value-of select="$preprint-version"/>. This cannot be correct.</assert>
+      </rule>
 
       <rule context="article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" id="preprint-pub-checks">
         <assert test=".=('2024','2025')" 
diff --git a/src/rp-schematron.sch b/src/rp-schematron.sch
index 5755148278..34fe1ec7cc 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron.sch
+++ b/src/rp-schematron.sch
@@ -655,6 +655,11 @@
         <assert test="article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version']" role="error" id="article-version-9">[article-version-9] article-version-alternatives must contain a &lt;article-version article-version-type="preprint-version"&gt;.</assert>
         
         <assert test="article-version[@article-version-type='publication-state']" role="error" id="article-version-10">[article-version-10] article-version-alternatives must contain a &lt;article-version article-version-type="publication-state"&gt;.</assert>
+      </rule></pattern><pattern id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern"><rule context="article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks">
+        <let name="preprint-version" value="number(substring-after(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'.'))"/>
+        <let name="rp-version" value="number(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''))"/>
+        
+        <assert test="$rp-version le $preprint-version" role="error" id="article-version-12">[article-version-12] This is Reviewed Preprint version <value-of select="$rp-version"/>, but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version <value-of select="$preprint-version"/>. This cannot be correct.</assert>
       </rule></pattern><pattern id="preprint-pub-checks-pattern"><rule context="article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" id="preprint-pub-checks">
         <assert test=".=('2024','2025')" role="warning" id="preprint-pub-date-1">[preprint-pub-date-1] This preprint version was posted in <value-of select="."/>. Is it the correct version that corresponds to the version submitted to eLife?</assert>
       </rule></pattern><pattern id="contrib-checks-pattern"><rule context="article/front/article-meta/contrib-group/contrib" id="contrib-checks">
diff --git a/src/rp-schematron.xsl b/src/rp-schematron.xsl
index 9ede096a7d..71118e01a2 100644
--- a/src/rp-schematron.xsl
+++ b/src/rp-schematron.xsl
@@ -851,6 +851,15 @@
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
          <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M80"/>
+         <svrl:active-pattern>
+            <xsl:attribute name="document">
+               <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
+            </xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="id">rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:attribute name="name">rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
+            <xsl:apply-templates/>
+         </svrl:active-pattern>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M81"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -859,7 +868,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">preprint-pub-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M81"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M82"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -868,7 +877,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">contrib-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M82"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M83"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -877,7 +886,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">volume-test-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M83"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M84"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -886,7 +895,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">elocation-id-test-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M84"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M85"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -895,7 +904,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">history-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M85"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M86"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -904,7 +913,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">pub-history-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M86"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M87"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -913,7 +922,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">event-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M87"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M88"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -922,7 +931,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">event-child-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M88"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M89"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -931,7 +940,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">rp-event-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M89"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M90"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -940,7 +949,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">event-desc-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M90"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M91"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -949,7 +958,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">event-date-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M91"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M92"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -958,7 +967,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">event-self-uri-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M92"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M93"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -967,7 +976,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">abstract-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M93"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M94"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -976,7 +985,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">abstract-child-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M94"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M95"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -985,7 +994,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">front-permissions-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M95"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M96"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -994,7 +1003,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">cc-by-permissions-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M96"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M97"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1003,7 +1012,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">cc-0-permissions-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M97"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M98"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1012,7 +1021,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">license-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M98"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M99"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1021,7 +1030,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">license-p-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M99"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M100"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1030,7 +1039,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">license-link-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M100"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M101"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1039,7 +1048,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">license-ali-ref-link-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M101"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M102"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1048,7 +1057,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">digest-title-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M102"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M103"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1057,7 +1066,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">preformat-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M103"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M104"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1066,7 +1075,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">code-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M104"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M105"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1075,7 +1084,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">uri-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M105"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M106"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1084,7 +1093,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">xref-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M106"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M107"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1093,7 +1102,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ext-link-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M107"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M108"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1102,7 +1111,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ext-link-tests-2-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M108"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M109"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1111,7 +1120,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">footnote-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M109"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M110"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1120,7 +1129,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">unallowed-symbol-tests-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M110"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M111"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1129,7 +1138,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-front-stub-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M111"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M112"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1138,7 +1147,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-kwd-group-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M112"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M113"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1147,7 +1156,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-kwds-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M113"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M114"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1156,7 +1165,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-claim-kwds-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M114"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M115"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1165,7 +1174,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-evidence-kwds-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M115"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M116"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1174,7 +1183,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ed-report-bold-terms-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M116"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M117"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1183,7 +1192,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ar-bold-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M117"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M118"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1192,7 +1201,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">arxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M118"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M119"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1201,7 +1210,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">arxiv-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M119"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M120"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1210,7 +1219,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">res-square-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M120"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M121"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1219,7 +1228,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">res-square-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M121"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M122"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1228,7 +1237,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">psyarxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M122"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M123"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1237,7 +1246,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">psyarxiv-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M123"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M124"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1246,7 +1255,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">osf-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M124"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M125"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1255,7 +1264,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">osf-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M125"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M126"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1264,7 +1273,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ecoevorxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M126"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M127"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1273,7 +1282,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">ecoevorxiv-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M127"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M128"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1282,7 +1291,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">authorea-journal-meta-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M128"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M129"/>
          <svrl:active-pattern>
             <xsl:attribute name="document">
                <xsl:value-of select="document-uri(/)"/>
@@ -1291,7 +1300,7 @@
             <xsl:attribute name="name">authorea-doi-checks-pattern</xsl:attribute>
             <xsl:apply-templates/>
          </svrl:active-pattern>
-         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M129"/>
+         <xsl:apply-templates select="/" mode="M130"/>
       </svrl:schematron-output>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--SCHEMATRON PATTERNS-->
@@ -4637,9 +4646,38 @@
    <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M80">
       <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M80"/>
    </xsl:template>
+   <!--PATTERN rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern-->
+   <!--RULE rp-and-preprint-version-checks-->
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" priority="1000" mode="M81">
+      <xsl:variable name="preprint-version" select="number(substring-after(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'.'))"/>
+      <xsl:variable name="rp-version" select="number(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''))"/>
+      <!--ASSERT error-->
+      <xsl:choose>
+         <xsl:when test="$rp-version le $preprint-version"/>
+         <xsl:otherwise>
+            <svrl:failed-assert xmlns:svrl="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/svrl" test="$rp-version le $preprint-version">
+               <xsl:attribute name="id">article-version-12</xsl:attribute>
+               <xsl:attribute name="role">error</xsl:attribute>
+               <xsl:attribute name="location">
+                  <xsl:apply-templates select="." mode="schematron-select-full-path"/>
+               </xsl:attribute>
+               <svrl:text>[article-version-12] This is Reviewed Preprint version <xsl:text/>
+                  <xsl:value-of select="$rp-version"/>
+                  <xsl:text/>, but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version <xsl:text/>
+                  <xsl:value-of select="$preprint-version"/>
+                  <xsl:text/>. This cannot be correct.</svrl:text>
+            </svrl:failed-assert>
+         </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M81"/>
+   </xsl:template>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M81"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M81">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M81"/>
+   </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN preprint-pub-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE preprint-pub-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" priority="1000" mode="M81">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" priority="1000" mode="M82">
 
 		<!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -4657,15 +4695,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M81"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M82"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M81"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M81">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M81"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M82"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M82">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M82"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN contrib-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE contrib-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/article-meta/contrib-group/contrib" priority="1000" mode="M82">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/article-meta/contrib-group/contrib" priority="1000" mode="M83">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="parent::contrib-group[not(preceding-sibling::contrib-group)] and @contrib-type!='author'">
@@ -4715,15 +4753,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M82"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M83"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M82"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M82">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M82"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M83"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M83">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M83"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN volume-test-pattern-->
    <!--RULE volume-test-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/volume" priority="1000" mode="M83">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/volume" priority="1000" mode="M84">
       <xsl:variable name="is-first-version" select="if (ancestor::article-meta/article-id[@specific-use='version' and ends-with(.,'.1')]) then true()                                           else if (not(ancestor::article-meta/pub-history[event[date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint']]])) then true()                                           else false()"/>
       <xsl:variable name="pub-date" select=" if (not($is-first-version)) then parent::article-meta/pub-history[1]/event[date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint']][1]/date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint'][1]/year[1]          else if (ancestor::article-meta/pub-date[@date-type='publication' and @publication-format='electronic']) then ancestor::article-meta/pub-date[@date-type='publication' and @publication-format='electronic'][1]/year[1]          else string(year-from-date(current-date()))"/>
       <!--REPORT error-->
@@ -4739,15 +4777,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M83"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M84"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M83"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M83">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M83"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M84"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M84">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M84"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN elocation-id-test-pattern-->
    <!--RULE elocation-id-test-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/elocation-id" priority="1000" mode="M84">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/elocation-id" priority="1000" mode="M85">
       <xsl:variable name="msid" select="parent::article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='publisher-id']"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -4782,15 +4820,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>).</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M84"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M85"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M84"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M84">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M84"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M85"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M85">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M85"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN history-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE history-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/history" priority="1000" mode="M85">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/history" priority="1000" mode="M86">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -4819,15 +4857,15 @@
                <xsl:text/> date.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M85"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M86"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M85"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M85">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M85"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M86"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M86">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M86"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN pub-history-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE pub-history-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="article[front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']]//pub-history" priority="1000" mode="M86">
+   <xsl:template match="article[front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']]//pub-history" priority="1000" mode="M87">
       <xsl:variable name="version-from-doi" select="replace(ancestor::article-meta[1]/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi' and @specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.','')"/>
       <xsl:variable name="is-revised-rp" select="if ($version-from-doi=('','1')) then false() else true()"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
@@ -4915,15 +4953,15 @@
                <xsl:text/> reviewed preprint event elements, which is unusual. Is this correct?</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M86"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M87"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M86"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M86">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M86"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M87"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M87">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M87"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN event-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE event-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event" priority="1000" mode="M87">
+   <xsl:template match="event" priority="1000" mode="M88">
       <xsl:variable name="date" select="date[1]/@iso-8601-date"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5003,15 +5041,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>. These values should be the same, so one (or both of them) are incorrect.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M87"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M88"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M87"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M87">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M87"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M88"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M88">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M88"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN event-child-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE event-child-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event/*" priority="1000" mode="M88">
+   <xsl:template match="event/*" priority="1000" mode="M89">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-elems" select="('event-desc','date','self-uri')"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5031,15 +5069,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M88"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M89"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M88"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M88">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M88"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M89"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M89">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M89"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN rp-event-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE rp-event-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event[date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint']/@iso-8601-date != '']" priority="1000" mode="M89">
+   <xsl:template match="event[date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint']/@iso-8601-date != '']" priority="1000" mode="M90">
       <xsl:variable name="rp-link" select="self-uri[@content-type='reviewed-preprint']/@xlink:href"/>
       <xsl:variable name="rp-version" select="replace($rp-link,'^.*\.','')"/>
       <xsl:variable name="rp-pub-date" select="date[@date-type='reviewed-preprint']/@iso-8601-date"/>
@@ -5127,15 +5165,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M89"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M90"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M89"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M89">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M89"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M90"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M90">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M90"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN event-desc-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE event-desc-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event-desc" priority="1000" mode="M90">
+   <xsl:template match="event-desc" priority="1000" mode="M91">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="parent::event/self-uri[1][@content-type='preprint'] and .!='Preprint posted'">
@@ -5184,15 +5222,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M90"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M91"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M90"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M90">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M90"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M91"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M91">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M91"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN event-date-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE event-date-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event/date" priority="1000" mode="M91">
+   <xsl:template match="event/date" priority="1000" mode="M92">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5226,15 +5264,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M91"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M92"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M91"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M91">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M91"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M92"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M92">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M92"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN event-self-uri-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE event-self-uri-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="event/self-uri" priority="1000" mode="M92">
+   <xsl:template match="event/self-uri" priority="1000" mode="M93">
       <xsl:variable name="article-id" select="ancestor::article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='publisher-id']"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5427,15 +5465,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M92"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M93"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M92"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M92">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M92"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M93"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M93">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M93"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN abstract-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE abstract-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="abstract[parent::article-meta]" priority="1000" mode="M93">
+   <xsl:template match="abstract[parent::article-meta]" priority="1000" mode="M94">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-types" select="('structured','plain-language-summary','teaser','summary','graphical')"/>
       <!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="preceding::abstract[not(@abstract-type)] and not(@abstract-type)">
@@ -5513,15 +5551,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>', which is a permitted value, but it is not the only abstract with that type. It is very unlikely that two abstracts with the same abstract-type are required.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M93"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M94"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M93"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M93">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M93"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M94"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M94">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M94"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN abstract-child-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE abstract-child-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="abstract[parent::article-meta]/*" priority="1000" mode="M94">
+   <xsl:template match="abstract[parent::article-meta]/*" priority="1000" mode="M95">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-children" select="('label','title','sec','p','fig','list')"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5539,15 +5577,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M94"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M95"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M94"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M94">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M94"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M95"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M95">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M95"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN front-permissions-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE front-permissions-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions" priority="1000" mode="M95">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions" priority="1000" mode="M96">
       <xsl:variable name="author-contrib-group" select="ancestor::article-meta/contrib-group[1]"/>
       <xsl:variable name="copyright-holder" select="e:get-copyright-holder($author-contrib-group)"/>
       <xsl:variable name="license-type" select="license/@xlink:href"/>
@@ -5612,15 +5650,15 @@
             </svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M95"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M96"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M95"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M95">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M95"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M96"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M96">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M96"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN cc-by-permissions-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE cc-by-permissions-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions[contains(license[1]/@xlink:href,'creativecommons.org/licenses/by/')]" priority="1000" mode="M96">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions[contains(license[1]/@xlink:href,'creativecommons.org/licenses/by/')]" priority="1000" mode="M97">
       <xsl:variable name="author-contrib-group" select="ancestor::article-meta/contrib-group[1]"/>
       <xsl:variable name="copyright-holder" select="e:get-copyright-holder($author-contrib-group)"/>
       <xsl:variable name="license-type" select="license/@xlink:href"/>
@@ -5745,15 +5783,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>). Should it be CC0 instead?</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M96"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M97"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M96"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M96">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M96"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M97"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M97">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M97"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN cc-0-permissions-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE cc-0-permissions-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions[contains(license[1]/@xlink:href,'creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero')]" priority="1000" mode="M97">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions[contains(license[1]/@xlink:href,'creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero')]" priority="1000" mode="M98">
       <xsl:variable name="license-type" select="license/@xlink:href"/>
       <!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="copyright-statement">
@@ -5803,15 +5841,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>) which is not correct.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M97"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M98"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M97"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M97">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M97"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M98"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M98">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M98"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN license-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE license-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions/license" priority="1000" mode="M98">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions/license" priority="1000" mode="M99">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5843,15 +5881,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M98"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M99"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M98"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M98">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M98"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M99"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M99">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M99"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN license-p-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE license-p-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions/license/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M99">
+   <xsl:template match="front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']//permissions/license/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M100">
       <xsl:variable name="license-link" select="parent::license/@xlink:href"/>
       <xsl:variable name="license-type" select="if (contains($license-link,'//creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/')) then 'cc0' else if (contains($license-link,'//creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/')) then 'ccby' else ('unknown')"/>
       <xsl:variable name="cc0-text" select="'This is an open-access article, free of all copyright, and may be freely reproduced, distributed, transmitted, modified, built upon, or otherwise used by anyone for any lawful purpose. The work is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 public domain dedication.'"/>
@@ -5886,15 +5924,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M99"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M100"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M99"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M99">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M99"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M100"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M100">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M100"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN license-link-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE license-link-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="permissions/license[@xlink:href]/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M100">
+   <xsl:template match="permissions/license[@xlink:href]/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M101">
       <xsl:variable name="license-link" select="parent::license/@xlink:href"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5915,15 +5953,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M100"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M101"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M100"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M100">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M100"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M101"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M101">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M101"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN license-ali-ref-link-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE license-ali-ref-link-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="permissions/license[ali:license_ref]/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M101">
+   <xsl:template match="permissions/license[ali:license_ref]/license-p" priority="1000" mode="M102">
       <xsl:variable name="ali-ref" select="parent::license/ali:license_ref"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -5943,15 +5981,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M101"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M102"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M101"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M101">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M101"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M102"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M102">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M102"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN digest-title-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE digest-title-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="title" priority="1000" mode="M102">
+   <xsl:template match="title" priority="1000" mode="M103">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="matches(lower-case(.),'^\s*(elife\s)?digest\s*$')">
@@ -5968,15 +6006,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>. If this is referring to an plain language summary written by the authors it should be renamed to plain language summary (or similar) in order to not suggest to readers this was written by the features team.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M102"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M103"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M102"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M102">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M102"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M103"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M103">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M103"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN preformat-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE preformat-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="preformat" priority="1000" mode="M103">
+   <xsl:template match="preformat" priority="1000" mode="M104">
 
 		<!--REPORT warning-->
       <xsl:if test=".">
@@ -5989,15 +6027,15 @@
             <svrl:text>[preformat-flag] Please check whether the content in this preformat element has been captured crrectly (and is rendered approriately).</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M103"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M104"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M103"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M103">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M103"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M104"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M104">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M104"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN code-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE code-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="code" priority="1000" mode="M104">
+   <xsl:template match="code" priority="1000" mode="M105">
 
 		<!--REPORT warning-->
       <xsl:if test=".">
@@ -6010,15 +6048,15 @@
             <svrl:text>[code-flag] Please check whether the content in this code element has been captured crrectly (and is rendered approriately).</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M104"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M105"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M104"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M104">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M104"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M105"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M105">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M105"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN uri-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE uri-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="uri" priority="1000" mode="M105">
+   <xsl:template match="uri" priority="1000" mode="M106">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test=".">
@@ -6031,15 +6069,15 @@
             <svrl:text>[uri-flag] The uri element is not permitted. Instead use ext-link with the attribute link-type="uri".</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M105"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M106"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M105"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M105">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M105"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M106"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M106">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M106"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN xref-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE xref-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="xref" priority="1000" mode="M106">
+   <xsl:template match="xref" priority="1000" mode="M107">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-attributes" select="('ref-type','rid')"/>
       <!--REPORT warning-->
       <xsl:if test="@*[not(name()=$allowed-attributes)]">
@@ -6067,15 +6105,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>' is a child of another xref. Nested xrefs are not supported - it must be either stripped or moved so that it is a child of another element.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M106"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M107"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M106"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M106">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M106"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M107"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M107">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M107"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ext-link-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ext-link-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="ext-link[@ext-link-type='uri']" priority="1000" mode="M107">
+   <xsl:template match="ext-link[@ext-link-type='uri']" priority="1000" mode="M108">
 
 		<!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6205,15 +6243,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>'.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M107"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M108"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M107"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M107">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M107"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M108"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M108">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M108"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ext-link-tests-2-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ext-link-tests-2-->
-   <xsl:template match="ext-link" priority="1000" mode="M108">
+   <xsl:template match="ext-link" priority="1000" mode="M109">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6232,15 +6270,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M108"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M109"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M108"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M108">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M108"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M109"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M109">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M109"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN footnote-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE footnote-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="fn-group[fn]" priority="1000" mode="M109">
+   <xsl:template match="fn-group[fn]" priority="1000" mode="M110">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6256,15 +6294,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M109"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M110"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M109"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M109">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M109"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M110"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M110">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M110"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN unallowed-symbol-tests-pattern-->
    <!--RULE unallowed-symbol-tests-->
-   <xsl:template match="p|td|th|title|xref|bold|italic|sub|sc|named-content|monospace|code|underline|fn|institution|ext-link" priority="1000" mode="M110">
+   <xsl:template match="p|td|th|title|xref|bold|italic|sub|sc|named-content|monospace|code|underline|fn|institution|ext-link" priority="1000" mode="M111">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="contains(.,'�')">
@@ -6388,15 +6426,15 @@
                <xsl:text/> element contains what looks like a response from an AI chatbot after it being provided a prompt. Is that correct? Should the content be adjusted?</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M110"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M111"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M110"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M110">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M110"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M111"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M111">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M111"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-front-stub-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-front-stub-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub" priority="1000" mode="M111">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub" priority="1000" mode="M112">
 
 		<!--ASSERT warning-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6426,15 +6464,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M111"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M112"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M111"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M111">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M111"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M112"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M112">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M112"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-kwd-group-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-kwd-group-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group" priority="1000" mode="M112">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group" priority="1000" mode="M113">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6486,15 +6524,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>. This is unusual, please check this is correct.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M112"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M113"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M112"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M112">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M112"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M113"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M113">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M113"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-kwds-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-kwds-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M113">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M114">
 
 		<!--REPORT error-->
       <xsl:if test="preceding-sibling::kwd = .">
@@ -6542,15 +6580,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M113"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M114"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M113"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M113">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M113"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M114"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M114">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M114"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-claim-kwds-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-claim-kwds-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group[@kwd-group-type='claim-importance']/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M114">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group[@kwd-group-type='claim-importance']/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M115">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-vals" select="('Landmark', 'Fundamental', 'Important', 'Valuable', 'Useful')"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6571,15 +6609,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M114"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M115"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M114"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M114">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M114"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M115"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M115">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M115"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-evidence-kwds-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-evidence-kwds-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group[@kwd-group-type='evidence-strength']/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M115">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/front-stub/kwd-group[@kwd-group-type='evidence-strength']/kwd" priority="1000" mode="M116">
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-vals" select="('Exceptional', 'Compelling', 'Convincing', 'Solid', 'Incomplete', 'Inadequate')"/>
       <!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6600,15 +6638,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M115"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M116"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M115"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M115">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M115"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M116"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M116">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M116"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ed-report-bold-terms-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ed-report-bold-terms-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/body/p[1]//bold" priority="1000" mode="M116">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='editor-report']/body/p[1]//bold" priority="1000" mode="M117">
       <xsl:variable name="str-kwds" select="('exceptional', 'compelling', 'convincing', 'convincingly', 'solid', 'incomplete', 'incompletely', 'inadequate', 'inadequately')"/>
       <xsl:variable name="sig-kwds" select="('landmark', 'fundamental', 'important', 'valuable', 'useful')"/>
       <xsl:variable name="allowed-vals" select="($str-kwds,$sig-kwds)"/>
@@ -6661,15 +6699,15 @@
                <xsl:text/>. This is very likely to be incorrect.</svrl:text>
          </svrl:successful-report>
       </xsl:if>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M116"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M117"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M116"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M116">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M116"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M117"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M117">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M117"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ar-bold-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ar-bold-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='author-comment']/body//bold[not(preceding-sibling::text() or preceding-sibling::*) and (parent::p/following-sibling::*[1]/ext-link/inline-graphic or parent::p/following-sibling::*[2]/ext-link/inline-graphic)]" priority="1000" mode="M117">
+   <xsl:template match="sub-article[@article-type='author-comment']/body//bold[not(preceding-sibling::text() or preceding-sibling::*) and (parent::p/following-sibling::*[1]/ext-link/inline-graphic or parent::p/following-sibling::*[2]/ext-link/inline-graphic)]" priority="1000" mode="M118">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6688,15 +6726,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M117"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M118"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M117"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M117">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M117"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M118"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M118">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M118"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN arxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE arxiv-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='arxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M118">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='arxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M119">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6768,15 +6806,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M118"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M119"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M118"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M118">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M118"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M119"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M119">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M119"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN arxiv-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE arxiv-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='arxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M119">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='arxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M120">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6794,15 +6832,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M119"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M120"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M119"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M119">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M119"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M120"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M120">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M120"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN res-square-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE res-square-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='rs']" priority="1000" mode="M120">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='rs']" priority="1000" mode="M121">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6874,15 +6912,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M120"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M121"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M120"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M120">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M120"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M121"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M121">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M121"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN res-square-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE res-square-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='rs']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M121">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='rs']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M122">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6900,15 +6938,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M121"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M122"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M121"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M121">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M121"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M122"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M122">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M122"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN psyarxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE psyarxiv-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='psyarxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M122">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='psyarxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M123">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6966,15 +7004,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M122"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M123"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M122"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M122">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M122"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M123"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M123">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M123"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN psyarxiv-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE psyarxiv-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='psyarxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M123">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='psyarxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M124">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -6992,15 +7030,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M123"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M124"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M123"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M123">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M123"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M124"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M124">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M124"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN osf-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE osf-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='osf preprints']" priority="1000" mode="M124">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='osf preprints']" priority="1000" mode="M125">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7058,15 +7096,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M124"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M125"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M124"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M124">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M124"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M125"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M125">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M125"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN osf-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE osf-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='osf preprints']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M125">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='osf preprints']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M126">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7084,15 +7122,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M125"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M126"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M125"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M125">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M125"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M126"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M126">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M126"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ecoevorxiv-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ecoevorxiv-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='ecoevorxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M126">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='ecoevorxiv']" priority="1000" mode="M127">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7150,15 +7188,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M126"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M127"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M126"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M126">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M126"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M127"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M127">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M127"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN ecoevorxiv-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE ecoevorxiv-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='ecoevorxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M127">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='ecoevorxiv']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M128">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7176,15 +7214,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M127"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M128"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M127"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M127">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M127"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M128"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M128">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M128"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN authorea-journal-meta-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE authorea-journal-meta-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='authorea']" priority="1000" mode="M128">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front/journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='authorea']" priority="1000" mode="M129">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7242,15 +7280,15 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M128"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M129"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M128"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M128">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M128"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M129"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M129">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M129"/>
    </xsl:template>
    <!--PATTERN authorea-doi-checks-pattern-->
    <!--RULE authorea-doi-checks-->
-   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='authorea']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M129">
+   <xsl:template match="article/front[journal-meta[lower-case(journal-id[1])='authorea']]/article-meta/article-id[@pub-id-type='doi']" priority="1000" mode="M130">
 
 		<!--ASSERT error-->
       <xsl:choose>
@@ -7268,10 +7306,10 @@
             </svrl:failed-assert>
          </xsl:otherwise>
       </xsl:choose>
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M129"/>
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M130"/>
    </xsl:template>
-   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M129"/>
-   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M129">
-      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M129"/>
+   <xsl:template match="text()" priority="-1" mode="M130"/>
+   <xsl:template match="@*|node()" priority="-2" mode="M130">
+      <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="M130"/>
    </xsl:template>
 </xsl:stylesheet>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/article-version-12.sch b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/article-version-12.sch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c50308096a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/article-version-12.sch
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+<schema xmlns="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron" xmlns:meca="http://manuscriptexchange.org" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:file="java.io.File" xmlns:java="http://www.java.com/" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" queryBinding="xslt2">
+  <title>eLife reviewed preprint schematron</title>
+  <ns uri="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" prefix="ali"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.w3.org/XML/1998/namespace" prefix="xml"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" prefix="xlink"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" prefix="xi"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" prefix="mml"/>
+  <ns uri="http://saxon.sf.net/" prefix="saxon"/>
+  <ns uri="http://purl.org/dc/terms/" prefix="dc"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" prefix="xs"/>
+  <ns uri="https://elifesciences.org/namespace" prefix="e"/>
+  <ns uri="java.io.File" prefix="file"/>
+  <ns uri="http://www.java.com/" prefix="java"/>
+  <ns uri="http://manuscriptexchange.org" prefix="meca"/>
+  <xsl:function name="e:isbn-sum" as="xs:integer">
+    <xsl:param name="s" as="xs:string"/>
+    <xsl:choose>
+      <xsl:when test="string-length($s) = 10">
+        <xsl:variable name="d1" select="number(substring($s,1,1)) * 10"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d2" select="number(substring($s,2,1)) * 9"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d3" select="number(substring($s,3,1)) * 8"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d4" select="number(substring($s,4,1)) * 7"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d5" select="number(substring($s,5,1)) * 6"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d6" select="number(substring($s,6,1)) * 5"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d7" select="number(substring($s,7,1)) * 4"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d8" select="number(substring($s,8,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d9" select="number(substring($s,9,1)) * 2"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d10" select="number(substring($s,10,1)) * 1"/>
+        <xsl:value-of select="number($d1 + $d2 + $d3 + $d4 + $d5 + $d6 + $d7 + $d8 + $d9 + $d10) mod 11"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:when test="string-length($s) = 13">
+        <xsl:variable name="d1" select="number(substring($s,1,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d2" select="number(substring($s,2,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d3" select="number(substring($s,3,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d4" select="number(substring($s,4,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d5" select="number(substring($s,5,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d6" select="number(substring($s,6,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d7" select="number(substring($s,7,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d8" select="number(substring($s,8,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d9" select="number(substring($s,9,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d10" select="number(substring($s,10,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d11" select="number(substring($s,11,1))"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d12" select="number(substring($s,12,1)) * 3"/>
+        <xsl:variable name="d13" select="number(substring($s,13,1))"/>
+        <xsl:value-of select="number($d1 + $d2 + $d3 + $d4 + $d5 + $d6 + $d7 + $d8 + $d9 + $d10 + $d11 + $d12 + $d13) mod 10"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <xsl:value-of select="number('1')"/>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
+    </xsl:choose>
+  </xsl:function>
+  <xsl:function name="e:is-valid-issn" as="xs:boolean">
+      <xsl:param name="s" as="xs:string"/>
+      <xsl:choose>
+        <xsl:when test="not(matches($s,'^\d{4}\-\d{3}[\dX]$'))">
+          <xsl:value-of select="false()"/>
+        </xsl:when>
+        <xsl:otherwise>
+            <xsl:variable name="d1" select="number(substring($s,1,1)) * 8"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d2" select="number(substring($s,2,1)) * 7"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d3" select="number(substring($s,3,1)) * 6"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d4" select="number(substring($s,4,1)) * 5"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d5" select="number(substring($s,6,1)) * 4"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d6" select="number(substring($s,7,1)) * 3"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="d7" select="number(substring($s,8,1)) * 2"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="remainder" select="number($d1 + $d2 + $d3 + $d4 + $d5 + $d6 + $d7) mod 11"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="calc" select="if ($remainder=0) then 0 else (11 - $remainder)"/>
+            <xsl:variable name="check" select="if (substring($s,9,1)='X') then 10 else number(substring($s,9,1))"/>
+            <xsl:value-of select="$calc = $check"/>
+        </xsl:otherwise>
+      </xsl:choose>
+    </xsl:function>
+  <xsl:function name="e:get-name" as="xs:string">
+    <xsl:param name="name"/>
+    <xsl:choose>
+      <xsl:when test="$name/given-names[1] and $name/surname[1] and $name/suffix[1]">
+        <xsl:value-of select="concat($name/given-names[1],' ',$name/surname[1],' ',$name/suffix[1])"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:when test="not($name/given-names[1]) and $name/surname[1] and $name/suffix[1]">
+        <xsl:value-of select="concat($name/surname[1],' ',$name/suffix[1])"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:when test="$name/given-names[1] and $name/surname[1] and not($name/suffix[1])">
+        <xsl:value-of select="concat($name/given-names[1],' ',$name/surname[1])"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:when test="not($name/given-names[1]) and $name/surname[1] and not($name/suffix[1])">
+        <xsl:value-of select="$name/surname[1]"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <xsl:value-of select="'No elements present'"/>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
+    </xsl:choose>
+  </xsl:function>
+  <xsl:function name="e:get-copyright-holder">
+    <xsl:param name="contrib-group"/>
+    <xsl:variable name="author-count" select="count($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'])"/>
+    <xsl:choose>
+      <xsl:when test="$author-count lt 1"/>
+      <xsl:when test="$author-count = 1">
+        <xsl:choose>
+          <xsl:when test="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/collab">
+            <xsl:value-of select="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/collab[1]/text()[1]"/>
+          </xsl:when>
+          <xsl:otherwise>
+            <xsl:value-of select="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/name[1]/surname[1]"/>
+          </xsl:otherwise>
+        </xsl:choose>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:when test="$author-count = 2">
+        <xsl:choose>
+          <xsl:when test="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/collab">
+            <xsl:choose>
+              <xsl:when test="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/collab and $contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][2]/collab">
+                <xsl:value-of select="concat($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/collab[1]/text()[1],' &amp; ',$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author']/collab[2]/text()[1])"/>
+              </xsl:when>
+              <xsl:when test="$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/collab">
+                <xsl:value-of select="concat($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/collab[1]/text()[1],' &amp; ',$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][2]/name[1]/surname[1])"/>
+              </xsl:when>
+              <xsl:otherwise>
+                <xsl:value-of select="concat($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/name[1]/surname[1],' &amp; ',$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][2]/collab[1]/text()[1])"/>
+              </xsl:otherwise>
+            </xsl:choose>
+          </xsl:when>
+          <xsl:otherwise>
+            <xsl:value-of select="concat($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/name[1]/surname[1],' &amp; ',$contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][2]/name[1]/surname[1])"/>
+          </xsl:otherwise>
+        </xsl:choose>
+      </xsl:when>
+      
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <xsl:variable name="is-equal-contrib" select="if ($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]/@equal-contrib='yes') then true() else false()"/>
+        
+        <xsl:value-of select="concat(e:get-surname($contrib-group/contrib[@contrib-type='author'][1]),' et al')"/>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
+    </xsl:choose>
+  </xsl:function>
+  <xsl:function name="e:get-surname" as="text()">
+    <xsl:param name="contrib"/>
+    <xsl:choose>
+      <xsl:when test="$contrib/collab">
+        <xsl:value-of select="$contrib/collab[1]/text()[1]"/>
+      </xsl:when>
+      <xsl:otherwise>
+        <xsl:value-of select="$contrib//name[1]/surname[1]"/>
+      </xsl:otherwise>
+    </xsl:choose>
+  </xsl:function>
+  <pattern id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern">
+    <rule context="article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks">
+      <let name="preprint-version" value="number(substring-after(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'.'))"/>
+      <let name="rp-version" value="number(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''))"/>
+      <assert test="$rp-version le $preprint-version" role="error" id="article-version-12">[article-version-12] This is Reviewed Preprint version <value-of select="$rp-version"/>, but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version <value-of select="$preprint-version"/>. This cannot be correct.</assert>
+    </rule>
+  </pattern>
+  <pattern id="root-pattern">
+    <rule context="root" id="root-rule">
+      <assert test="descendant::article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" role="error" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-xspec-assert">article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')] must be present.</assert>
+    </rule>
+  </pattern>
+</schema>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/fail.xml b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/fail.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4902777b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/fail.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?oxygen SCHSchema="article-version-12.sch"?>
+<!--Context: article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]
+Test: assert    $rp-version le $preprint-version
+Message: This is Reviewed Preprint version , but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version . This cannot be correct. -->
+<root xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <article>
+        <front>
+            <journal-meta>
+            <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">elife</journal-id>
+        </journal-meta>
+        <article-meta>
+            <article-id pub-id-type="doi" specific-use="version">10.7554/eLife.1234321.2</article-id>
+            <article-version-alternatives>
+                <article-version article-version-type="publication-state">reviewed preprint</article-version>
+                <article-version article-version-type="preprint-version">1.1</article-version>
+                </article-version-alternatives>
+        </article-meta>
+        </front>
+    </article>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/pass.xml b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/pass.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..38bea4d0c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/pass.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?oxygen SCHSchema="article-version-12.sch"?>
+<!--Context: article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]
+Test: assert    $rp-version le $preprint-version
+Message: This is Reviewed Preprint version , but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version . This cannot be correct. -->
+<root xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
+    <article>
+        <front>
+            <journal-meta>
+            <journal-id journal-id-type="nlm-ta">elife</journal-id>
+        </journal-meta>
+        <article-meta>
+            <article-id pub-id-type="doi" specific-use="version">10.7554/eLife.1234321.2</article-id>
+            <article-version-alternatives>
+                <article-version article-version-type="publication-state">reviewed preprint</article-version>
+                <article-version article-version-type="preprint-version">1.2</article-version>
+                </article-version-alternatives>
+        </article-meta>
+        </front>
+    </article>
+</root>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
index 32722d9515..2b8708f9d3 100644
--- a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
+++ b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.sch
@@ -869,6 +869,14 @@
         <assert test="article-version[@article-version-type='publication-state']" role="error" id="article-version-10">article-version-alternatives must contain a &lt;article-version article-version-type="publication-state"&gt;.</assert>
       </rule>
   </pattern>
+  <pattern id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-pattern">
+    <rule context="article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks">
+        <let name="preprint-version" value="number(substring-after(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'.'))"/>
+        <let name="rp-version" value="number(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''))"/>
+        
+        <assert test="$rp-version le $preprint-version" role="error" id="article-version-12">This is Reviewed Preprint version <value-of select="$rp-version"/>, but according to the article-version, it's based on preprint version <value-of select="$preprint-version"/>. This cannot be correct.</assert>
+      </rule>
+  </pattern>
   <pattern id="preprint-pub-checks-pattern">
     <rule context="article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" id="preprint-pub-checks">
         <assert test=".=('2024','2025')" role="warning" id="preprint-pub-date-1">This preprint version was posted in <value-of select="."/>. Is it the correct version that corresponds to the version submitted to eLife?</assert>
@@ -1512,6 +1520,7 @@
       <assert test="descendant::article/front/article-meta/author-notes/fn" role="error" id="author-notes-fn-checks-xspec-assert">article/front/article-meta/author-notes/fn must be present.</assert>
       <assert test="descendant::article/front/article-meta//article-version" role="error" id="article-version-checks-xspec-assert">article/front/article-meta//article-version must be present.</assert>
       <assert test="descendant::article/front/article-meta/article-version-alternatives" role="error" id="article-version-alternatives-checks-xspec-assert">article/front/article-meta/article-version-alternatives must be present.</assert>
+      <assert test="descendant::article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')]" role="error" id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-xspec-assert">article/front[journal-meta/journal-id='elife']/article-meta[matches(replace(article-id[@specific-use='version'][1],'^.*\.',''),'^\d\d?$') and matches(descendant::article-version[@article-version-type='preprint-version'][1],'^1\.\d+$')] must be present.</assert>
       <assert test="descendant::article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year" role="error" id="preprint-pub-checks-xspec-assert">article/front/article-meta/pub-date[@pub-type='epub']/year must be present.</assert>
       <assert test="descendant::article/front/article-meta/contrib-group/contrib" role="error" id="contrib-checks-xspec-assert">article/front/article-meta/contrib-group/contrib must be present.</assert>
       <assert test="descendant::front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/volume" role="error" id="volume-test-xspec-assert">front[journal-meta/lower-case(journal-id[1])='elife']/article-meta/volume must be present.</assert>
diff --git a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.xspec b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.xspec
index ef60136e37..7a61541f2f 100644
--- a/test/xspec/rp-schematron.xspec
+++ b/test/xspec/rp-schematron.xspec
@@ -1976,6 +1976,18 @@
         <x:expect-not-assert id="article-version-alternatives-checks-xspec-assert" role="error"/>
       </x:scenario>
     </x:scenario>
+    <x:scenario label="rp-and-preprint-version-checks">
+      <x:scenario label="article-version-12-pass">
+        <x:context href="../tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/pass.xml"/>
+        <x:expect-not-assert id="article-version-12" role="error"/>
+        <x:expect-not-assert id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-xspec-assert" role="error"/>
+      </x:scenario>
+      <x:scenario label="article-version-12-fail">
+        <x:context href="../tests/rp/rp-and-preprint-version-checks/article-version-12/fail.xml"/>
+        <x:expect-assert id="article-version-12" role="error"/>
+        <x:expect-not-assert id="rp-and-preprint-version-checks-xspec-assert" role="error"/>
+      </x:scenario>
+    </x:scenario>
     <x:scenario label="preprint-pub-checks">
       <x:scenario label="preprint-pub-date-1-pass">
         <x:context href="../tests/rp/preprint-pub-checks/preprint-pub-date-1/pass.xml"/>