Article object
Figures, graphics, and media (including video)
Element or context:
<fig>,<graphic>, <inline-graphic>, <media>
Requirements:
A. Figures
N.B. <fig> should be used only for graphics that have captions and titles, except for the unique case of graphical abstracts.
- Give each <fig> a unique id of the form "f{some number}"
- Follow the CSP file-naming convention for graphics contained in figures
- Use a <label> element to contain the numeric figure label (see the example)
- Put the caption within <p> inside <caption>
- Set the attribute 'xlink:href' on <graphic> to the file name of the figure file
- For both <fig> and <graphic>, set attribute 'position' to "float" and attribute 'orientation' to "portrait".
- If a figure has to be broken up into separate figures across pages, then do the following:
- Put the continuing figure within a new set of <fig> tags, following the requirements above; set the id to the same fig id as the first figure, but with a letter beside it (e.g., "f1a")
- Ammend any <xref> elements that point to the original figure to include the id of the figure part (e.g, <xref ref-type="fig" rid="f1 f1a">Fig. 1</xref>).
B. Displayed or inline graphics that are not part of figures
- Give each <graphic> or <inline-graphic> a unique id of the form "c{some number}"
- Follow the CSP file-naming convention for displayed and inline graphic files that are not part of figures
C. Schemes and charts
- If the figure is a scheme or chart, then use @fig-type="scheme" or @fig-type="chart" and use id="sch{some number" or id="chart{some number}"
C. Video and other media
- Use a <fig> element as the parent, with @fig-type="video". Within <caption>, include the title within <title>.
- Use a <label> containing "Video 1" or whatever number is appropriate.
- Use an <alternatives> element to contain both the media file itself and a still image that will represent the video (see the example). The media or video should be contained within <media>. Use the mimetype attribute to specify the kind of media (see the example). The image should be referenced using a <graphic> element.
Example 1 (regular figure):
<fig id="f1" position="float" orientation="portrait">
<label><bold>Video 1.</bold> </label>
<caption>
<title>Effects of a VAD or a VAS diet on the body mass of ZL and ZF rats after weaning. Zucker lean (A) and fatty (B) rats at weaning (3 weeks of age) were fed a VAD or a VAS diet for 8 weeks. Individual body mass was recorded weekly and plotted. Animal numbers are shown in the parentheses (mean ± SEM, * <italic>p</italic> < 0.05 for comparing VAD group with VAS group at indicated time point).</title>
</caption>
<graphic xlink:href="o2012-012f1.eps" position="float" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple"/>
</fig>
Example 2 (scheme):
<fig id="f1" position="float" orientation="portrait">
<label><bold>Scheme 2.</bold> </label>
<graphic xlink:href="o2012-012sch2.eps" position="float" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple"/>
</fig>
Example 3 (figure containing a video file):
<fig id="f1" position="float" orientation="portrait">
<label><bold>Fig. 1.</bold> </label>
<caption>
<title>Effects of a VAD or a VAS diet on the body mass of ZL and ZF rats after weaning. Zucker lean (A) and fatty (B) rats at weaning (3 weeks of age) were fed a VAD or a VAS diet for 8 weeks. Individual body mass was recorded weekly and plotted. Animal numbers are shown in the parentheses (mean ± SEM, * <italic>p</italic> < 0.05 for comparing VAD group with VAS group at indicated time point).</title>
</caption>
<alternatives>
<media mimetype="video" mimesubtype="quicktime" xlink:href="o2012-012v1.wmv"
/>
<graphic xlink:href="o2012-012v1.png"/>
</alternatives>
</fig>