Abbreviations

The Abbreviations paragraph style may be used for one or more paragraphs containing a list of abbreviations. If the list has a title (such as "Abbreviations"), the entire list should be presented as a single paragraph, with the title in bold face, separated from the list by a colon. Each term-definition pair should be separated from the next by a "strong" separator [a tab, (semi)colon, or em dash], and the term and definition should be separated using a "weak" separator, an en dash or a comma (followed by a space). If the list has no title, each term and definition can be presented in a separate paragraph, each pair separated by a weak or strong separator character, or as a single paragraph as described above.

Consistent use of strong and weak separator characters is crucial to obtaining accurate XML.

Example

<notes>
<def-list list-type="simple" list-content="abbreviations"><title>Abbreviations: </title><def-item><term>JATS</term><def><p>Journal Article Tag Suite</p></def></def-item><def-item><term>XML</term><def><p>extensible markup language</p></def></def-item></def-list>
</notes>