Appendices

May 13, 2025

Usage

An appendix is additional material added to a document that typically follows the body of the document. This is ancillary or supporting material, not a direct continuation of the text of the document. An article may contain multiple appendices. Often an appendix contains additional tables of data, however, they can contain anything – additional figures, full sections of text, math, etc.

XML Tagging

Each appendix should be captured within an <app> element. The <app-group> element is used to contain appendices. Appendices are considered backmatter, and therefore, the <app-group> element should be tagged as a child of the <back> element. The <app-group> element should contain each appendix (<app>).

Title and ID Naming Conventions

Each <app> element should be given an ID that is unique within the document. The <app> @id naming convention is as follows:

APP0001

All appendix IDs should start with ”APP” followed by a 4-digit number starting with 0001 for the first appendix, 0002 for the second appendix, and so on.

Example: <app id=“APP0001”>

Each appendix is required to have a <label>, e.g. Appendix 1, Appendix 2, etc. If appendix is provided with no title then insert <label>, with value “Appendix 1” and query author. If title is provided, use <label> and <title>.

Permitted Appendix Content

All the elements permitted for use within <sec> are allowed within <app>, including but not limited to <title>, <p>, <fig>, <table-wrap>, <list>, <disp-formula>, and <glossary>. The <sec> element may also be used if the appendix is divided into multiple sections.

Examples

Appendix with a label and title

<back> 
  <app-group> 
    <app id="APP0001"> 
      <label>Appendix 1</label> 
      <title>Application of Fuzzy preference relation (FPR)</title> 
      <p>The AHP was proposed by Saaty and is one of the most popular methods used in MCDM processes using the  pairwise comparison of alternatives based on the expert&#x2019;s opinion (Fong and Choi <xref rid="CIT0016" ref-type="bibr">2000</xref>). In the AHP, to determine the importance of one   alternative over the other alternatives in terms of their weights, multiplicative preference relations (MPR)is used.</p> 
      <sec id="S0011"> 
        <title>Illustration of the user interface</title> 
        <p>Predictability of project cost and time may create a positive psychological impression and a   sense of trust and reliability among the stakeholders due to an assurance towards cost-effective   and on-time delivery of construction projects.</p> 
      </sec> 
    </app> 
  </app-group> 
</back>

Two appendices

<back> 
  <app-group> 
    <app id="APP0001"> 
      <label>Appendix A</label> 
      <title>Core interview questions used</title> 
      <p> 
        <list list-type="bullet"> 
          <list-item><p>What are your opinions about interprofessional education?</p></list-item> 
          <list-item><p>What do you think should be the main objective?</p></list-item> 
          <list-item><p>Do you have any experiences of interprofessional education?</p></list-item> 
        </list> 
      </p> 
    </app> 
    <app id="APP0002"> 
      <label>Appendix B</label> 
      <title>Core Second Stage interview questions used</title> 
      <p> 
        <list list-type="bullet"> 
          <list-item><p>What do you think would facilitate interprofessional education?</p></list-item> 
          <list-item><p>And what about any potential challenges?</p></list-item> 
          <list-item><p>What would be the main enablers and barriers?</p></list-item> 
        </list> 
      </p> 
    </app> 
  </app-group> 
</back>

One appendix split into sections

<back> 
  <app-group> 
    <app id="APP0001"> 
      <label>Appendix A</label> 
      <sec id="S0010"> 
        <title>Application of Fuzzy preference relation (FPR)</title> 
        <p>The AHP was proposed by Saaty and is one of the most popular methods used in MCDM processes   using the pairwise comparison of alternatives based on the expert&#x2019;s opinion (Fong and   Choi <xref rid="CIT0016" ref-type="bibr">2000</xref>). In the AHP, to determine the importance   of one alternative over the other alternatives in terms of their weights, multiplicative   preference relations (MPR)is used.</p> 
      </sec> 
      <sec id="S0011"> 
        <title>Illustration of the user interface</title> 
        <p>Predictability of project cost and time may create a positive psychological impression and a sense of trust and reliability among the stakeholders due to an assurance towards cost-effective and on-time delivery of construction projects.</p> 
      </sec> 
    </app> 
  </app-group> 
</back>

Incorrect tagging

Incorrect tagging (<app-group> cannot be tagged within <body>; <app> is also missing <title>)

  <app-group> 
    <app id="APP0001"> 
      <sec id="S0010"> 
        <label>Appendix A</label> 
        <title>Application of Fuzzy preference relation (FPR)</title> 
        <p>The AHP was proposed by Saaty and is one of the most popular methods used in MCDM processes   using the pairwise comparison of alternatives based on the expert&#x2019;s opinion (Fong and   Choi <xref rid="CIT0016" ref-type="bibr">2000</xref>). In the AHP, to determine the importance of one alternative over the other alternatives in terms of their weights, multiplicative preference relations (MPR)is used.</p> 
      </sec> 
      <sec id="S0011"> 
        <title>Illustration of the user interface</title> 
        <p>Predictability of project cost and time may create a positive psychological impression and a sense of trust and reliability among the stakeholders due to an assurance towards cost-effective and on-time delivery of construction projects.</p> 
      </sec> 
    </app> 
  </app-group> 
</body>