Re: [jats-list] Lists with a single item are valid, will they always be?

["Pieter Lamers pieter.lamers@xxxxxxxxxxxx" <jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Chiara,

Nice catch. We are using list also to display linguistic examples which 
are interspersed in the text, and therefore are often just a single 
list-item in a list. Another case would be a bullet point, then a few 
paragraphs, then another bullet point.

I don't think anyone is going to forbid this, as it would be a major 
breaking change. I guess the standard case of a list is to contain 
multiple items.

Best,
Pieter

On 17/12/2025 13:36, Chiara Del Vescovo chiara.delvescovo@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Hi all,
> The definition of lists in 
> https://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/tag-library/1.4/element/list.html\xA0states 
> that they are sequences "of two or more items, which may or may not be 
> ordered". However, lists with a single item are valid against the DTD, 
> and indeed we do have plenty of examples in our catalogue of such lists.
> Will this always be the case, or do you think it's possible that 
> sooner or later the DTD may get changed to align with the description?
> I'm just a tiny bit nervous about the impact that this could have, so 
> looking for reassurance!
> Best wishes,
> Chiara
>
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