If the “no” element of a note does not have decimal numeration, the content of the note must be checked and the following done: (1) In the case of an email or affiliation, remove the note (and reference mark, if applicable) and put the information into the proper elements; (2) In the case of any other information and a note with an equivalent reference mark, leave the note as is; (3) In the case of any other information but a note with no corresponding reference mark, see if the note can be removed and the information put into a “ackno”, “gennote” or any other pertinent element. If finding the right element for the information appears impossible, add a reference mark similar to the note’s “no” to the title or author, depending upon the information type in the note.

Note that the note’s “no” must be changed if it is a dash because the dash is not suitable as a reference mark. It should be replaced by an asterisk “*” or the symbol most commonly used by the journal.

example 1

<notegr>
    <note id="no1">
        <no>1</no>
        <blocktext>…</blocktext>
    </note>
    <note id="no2">
        <no>2</no>
        <blocktext>…</blocktext>
    </note>
    <note id="no3">
        <no>3</no>
        <blocktext>…</blocktext>
    </note>
</notegr>