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.
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>).
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>.
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.
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’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>
<title>Appendix 1</title>
<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’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="S0010">
<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 (<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’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="S0010">
<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>