Annexes and their formats












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            The format of an annex for thesis is determined by the nature of the annex. It should be r

            the electronic version fully replaces the paper version and that the annex is an integrate
            will be accessed and archived in the Charles University collections together with it. As s
            definitely not contain a draft version of any documents or a separate part of the thesis (

            page or table of contents) and it should be in a form that allows future users to easily n
            submitted files.







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            * Text annex
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            The following formats are permitted for text annexes:
            • PDF/A, version 1a or 2u. However, if possible, we recommend having the components of the
              with the thesis text. Please follow the instructions for creating a file with the thesis

            • Simple text in UTF-8 coding according to ISO/IEC 10646:2014 – we recommend this in parti
              annexes with the source code character.






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            * Image annex
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            For a standard image annex, we recommend using PDF/A, version 1a or 2u.
            Please follow the instructions for creating a file with the thesis text in PDF/A.

            If required by the nature of the annex, Joint Photographic Experts Group File Interchange 
            Portable Network Graphic (PNG) may be used.






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            * Audio annex
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            The following formats are permitted:
            • Waveform audio format (WAV, with the extension .wav or .wave)

            • Moving Picture Experts Group Phase Audio Layer III (with the extension .mp3)







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            * Audio-visual annexes
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            The following formats are permitted:
            • Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 2 (MPEG-2, with the extension .vob)

            • Moving Picture Experts Group Phase 4 (MPEG-4, with the extension .mp4)





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            * Table documents
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            The following formats are permitted:
            • Comma-separated values (CSV, with the extension .csv)
            • Extensible Markup language (XML, with the extension .xml) – in such a case, it must also

              corresponding XSD or DTD





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            * Annexes with an unapproved format
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            In exceptional cases, you may submit an annex in other formats. This is used in particular
            programs, simulations, or essential research data.
            Where necessary, texts of articles supplementing the work may also be submitted as an anne

            unapproved format. This involves articles that a publisher provides to the author in PDF a
            be converted into the PDF/A format. Since annexes are published in the Digital University 
            recommend that authors control the licensing terms of the journal. The terms may be found 

            or are declared on the web pages of the journal/publisher. The journal’s policies may also
            the SHERPA/RoMEO [ URL "http://www.sherpa.ac.uk/romeo/index.php"] service.
            A request containing the following information should accompany an annex in an unapproved 


            • Reason for the request,
            • The requested formats of the annex files (including the versions or more detailed specif

              program language (including the version),
            • If it involves a proprietary format for the data of an application, then the title and v
              application,

            • Other relevant information.

            The faculty coordinator for the thesis approves the request.


            Charles University does not guarantee the long-term archiving of and access to annexes in 
            formats.