Appendix

[Dina K]

The LaTeX template provided [for writing up the “Build your own unit selection voice” exercise] includes an appendix. Are we expected to use that and, if so, what should we consider including there? Is it acceptable to skip it altogether?

[Simon]

You probably do not need an appendix, unless you think that it’s a useful place for some content (e.g., tables of results) that would otherwise interrupt the flow of the main body of the paper. For example, you might have compact summaries as tables or graphs in the main body, with the underlying data in an appendix. This is optional, and most scientific papers don’t go that far.

It’s usually better, where possible, to provide results within the main body, so that the reader has them handy without turning the page. In fact, you should try hard to make tables and figures appear on the same page as that in which they are first referred to in the text.

If you do include an appendix, it will contribute to the word count.

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