: Back-matter numbering It is a given fact that I cannot number the appendicies (i.e., back-matter) in my works/book by continuing the arabic numbering from the main-matter. The reason is that the

@BetL875

In such cases I follow the recommendations of the Chicago Manual of Style, which suggests that back matter folios should be set using lowercase roman numerals following consecutively from the front matter in the same volume.

Yours is an unusual case, but the Chicago recommendation is the one I've seen used most often. Another convention for appendices is to use an uppercase A as a prefix: A-1, A-2, etc.

Always start the first appendix on a recto. When the consecutive numbering would give the recto an even numbering, the blank verso is considered to be the even-numbered page.

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@Rambettina927

Lowercase roman numerals:
i.1, i.2, i.3, ii.1, ...

Alphabetical:
a.1, a.2, a.3, b.1, ...

As long as the reader can navigate, any scheme is acceptable. Unless you're publishing in an industry that has a particular set of expectations.

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