Appendix

How it is used

Material goes in an appendix when it supports the text but would interrupt the reader. Appendices are labeled (Appendix A, Appendix B) and referred to in the text. Journals often call this supplementary material and publish it online.

Example sentences

1. The full interview protocol is provided in Appendix B.

2. Move the long tables to an appendix and keep only the summary in the chapter.

Common collocations

• see Appendix A
• include in an appendix
• online appendix
• supplementary material

Related terms

• questionnaireA set of written questions given to many people to collect information about their opinions, experiences or behavior.
• thesisA long piece of original research written for a university degree; also the main idea or position that an essay or article argues for.
• IMRaDIntroduction, Methods, Results and Discussion: the standard four-part structure of empirical research articles, especially in the sciences.
• dissertationA long, formal piece of research writing completed for a degree; in the US usually a doctoral thesis, in the UK often a final project for a bachelor's or master's.

More terms: Thesis and Article Structure

• abstract
• paper
• conclusion
• discussion
• draft
• limitation
• proofread
• introduction
• methods section
• keyword
• thesis statement
• topic sentence