Counts
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The <counts> element is part of article metadata and holds the total numbers of certain countable items for an article. By having counts tagged in article metadata this data can be available for display and reporting without having to obtain the counts through computation.
The <counts> element is a container within <article-meta> and holds elements for different counts such as <page-count> and <word-count>. Each count element has an attribute @count that holds a numeric value.
The total number of typeset pages of an article should be tagged in <page-count count=" ">. Page count is required except for articles that do not have a typeset PDF (which is rare).
The total number of words in an article should be tagged in <word-count count=" ">. The word count should be determined using the following guidelines.
- Include the text of the article, equations, tables, and captions.
- Exclude references and text within figures.
The total number of figures in an article should be tagged in <fig-count count=" ">. This is not a count of images or of <graphic> or <inline-graphic> elements.
The total number of tables in an article should be tagged in <table-count count=" ">.