Re: [jats-list] Linking <contrib> to <aff>

["Nikos Markantonatos nikos@xxxxxxxxxx" <jats-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ken,

I don't think that you will find any definition of "proper" 
superscripts. If you run out of asterisks, swords and daggers, you can 
always resort to superscript numbers or letters, as these are widely 
used across both printed manuscripts and online systems.

As for the rendering of empty cross references that point to items 
without labels, the rendering system can choose to ignore them or come 
up with meaningful visual cues based on publisher preferences. I doubt 
that there are any guidelines or any sort of standardization around that.

Regards,
Nikos

On 12/16/25 4:45 PM, G. Ken Holman g.ken.holman@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> Thank you for this, Nikos! I appreciate that you took from your time to share your observations.
>
> When you say:
>
>> it is expected that the rendering system will potentially come up with the proper superscripts and labels and render them as you would expect them without bothering to include all that visual information in the original XML.
> Where do I find the documentation for "proper"? In the example, the asterisk and the sword already are being used for author notes. Those were the first two obvious symbols to me, and they already are in use.
>
> I understand the need in pumpkin to defer certain things like section labels to the rendering system. But it had been my understanding until your post today that from https://jats.nlm.nih.gov/publishing/rationale.html blue was print ready because it is intended to regularize data. Obviously, I am wrong.
>
> Are there any guidelines to the community on how publishers are to regularize further the empty cross references that point to items without titles and labels?
>
> Thank you, again, Nikos.
>
> . . . . . Ken
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