<p>

Paragraph

Textual unit or block; a textual paragraph.

Remarks

This element does not have to be a well-formed paragraph as defined in high school English class, i.e., “a block of text representing a single idea, typographically differentiated from its neighbors”. Rather, the element <p> is a block (as opposed to inline) structural unit which may be only a few words in length.

Attributes

content-type Type of Content
id Document Internal Identifier
specific-use Specific Use
xml:base Base
xml:lang Language

Content Model

<!ELEMENT  p            (#PCDATA %p-elements;)*                      >

Expanded Content Model

(#PCDATA | email | ext-link | uri | inline-supplementary-material | related-article | related-object | hr | bold | fixed-case | italic | monospace | overline | overline-start | overline-end | roman | sans-serif | sc | serif | strike | underline | underline-start | underline-end | ruby | alternatives | inline-graphic | private-char | chem-struct | inline-formula | tex-math | mml:math | abbrev | index-term | index-term-range-end | milestone-end | milestone-start | named-content | styled-content | fn | target | xref | sub | sup | x | address | answer | answer-set | array | boxed-text | chem-struct-wrap | code | explanation | fig | fig-group | graphic | media | name-address-wrap | preformat | question | question-wrap | question-wrap-group | supplementary-material | table-wrap | table-wrap-group | disp-formula | disp-formula-group | citation-alternatives | element-citation | mixed-citation | award-id | funding-source | open-access | def-list | list | ack | disp-quote | speech | statement | verse-group)*

Description

Any combination of:

This element may be contained in:

<abstract>, <ack>, <annotation>, <answer>, <answer-set>, <app>, <app-group>, <author-comment>, <author-notes>, <bio>, <body>, <book-app-group>, <boxed-text>, <caption>, <def>, <disp-quote>, <explanation>, <fig>, <fn>, <glossary>, <index>, <index-div>, <index-group>, <list-item>, <named-book-part-body>, <note>, <notes>, <open-access>, <option>, <question>, <question-preamble>, <ref-list>, <sec>, <speech>, <statement>, <supplementary-material>, <table-wrap-foot>, <td>, <th>, <toc>, <toc-div>, <toc-entry>, <toc-group>, <trans-abstract>

Example 1

Typical paragraphs inside a section:
    ...
<sec id="bid.39">
<title>Third Party Annotation (TPA) Sequence Database</title>
<p>The vast amount of publicly available data 
from the human genome project and other genome 
sequencing efforts is ...</p>
<p>All sequences in the TPA database are derived
from ...</p>
</sec>
...

Example 2

Paragraphs may precede sections within the body of a chapter:
    ...
<book-body>
<book-part book-part-type="chapter">...
<body>
<p content-type="disclaimer"><italic>The information
and/or opinions expressed in this chapter are those of
the author(s). They are neither endorsed nor disputed
by the Pharma-Physician Coalition.  Questions about
or comments on this chapter&rsquo;s content should be
directed to the corresponding author.</italic></p>
<sec>...</sec>
...</body>
</book-part>
...</book-body>
...

Example 3

The @content-type attribute may identify semantics or the role of the paragraph:
... 
<body>
<p content-type="lead-paragraph">In the field of 
<named-content content-type="sem:AIPTh1.2" rid="kwd1.10">complex 
systems</named-content> study, new measurement and computational 
resources have lead to increased interest ...</p>
...</body>
...

Book Interchange Tag Suite (BITS) Version 2.0 Tag Library

Version of February 2016

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