Supplementary Materials Policy.

The Journal of AI and Integrative Medicine (JAIIM) encourages authors to submit supplementary materials that enhance the transparency, reproducibility, and scientific value of their research.

Supplementary materials provide additional information that supports the main manuscript but is not essential to its primary conclusions. Such materials are published alongside the article and are intended to facilitate further understanding, validation, and reuse of the research.

This policy aligns with the recommendations of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE), the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE), and international best practices in scholarly publishing.

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1. Purpose

The objectives of this policy are to:

  • Improve research transparency.

  • Support reproducibility.

  • Facilitate sharing of supporting research outputs.

  • Enhance the completeness of published research.

  • Encourage responsible Open Science practices.

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2. Scope

Authors may submit supplementary materials accompanying any manuscript type accepted by JAIIM, including:

  • Original Research Articles.

  • Review Articles.

  • Clinical Studies.

  • Artificial Intelligence Research.

  • Digital Health Research.

  • Integrative Medicine Research.

  • Case Reports.

  • Short Communications.

Supplementary materials should provide additional value without duplicating the main article.

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3. Types of Supplementary Materials

Examples of acceptable supplementary materials include:

  • Additional tables.

  • Additional figures.

  • Extended datasets.

  • Statistical analyses.

  • Research protocols.

  • Source code.

  • Software scripts.

  • Machine learning models.

  • Clinical questionnaires.

  • Survey instruments.

  • Multimedia files.

  • Video demonstrations.

  • Audio recordings.

  • High-resolution images.

  • Appendices.

  • Data dictionaries.

Where appropriate, authors are encouraged to deposit large datasets or software in trusted repositories such as Zenodo, Figshare, Dryad, or institutional repositories and cite the corresponding DOI within the manuscript.

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4. Preparation of Supplementary Materials

Supplementary files should:

  • Be clearly labelled.

  • Be referenced within the main manuscript.

  • Include descriptive titles.

  • Use commonly accessible file formats.

  • Be suitable for online publication.

  • Not contain confidential or identifiable personal information unless appropriate consent has been obtained.

Authors are responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of all supplementary materials.

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5. Review of Supplementary Materials

Supplementary materials submitted with a manuscript may be reviewed as part of the peer review process where relevant to the scientific evaluation of the study.

Editors and reviewers may assess whether supplementary files:

  • Support the reported findings.

  • Improve transparency.

  • Contain appropriate documentation.

  • Meet the journal's ethical and technical requirements.

The Editorial Office may request revisions or additional information where necessary.

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6. Availability and Citation

Accepted supplementary materials will normally be published online alongside the corresponding article.

Supplementary files should be cited within the manuscript using appropriate references (e.g., "Supplementary Table S1" or "Supplementary Figure S2").

Where supplementary materials are deposited in external repositories, authors should provide persistent identifiers (such as DOIs) to ensure long-term accessibility and citation.

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7. Responsibilities of Authors

Authors are responsible for:

  • Preparing accurate and complete supplementary materials.

  • Ensuring consistency between supplementary files and the main manuscript.

  • Obtaining necessary permissions for third-party content.

  • Protecting confidential and personal information.

  • Maintaining the integrity of supplementary research outputs.

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8. Responsibilities of the Editorial Office

The Editorial Office may:

  • Verify the completeness of supplementary files.

  • Ensure that files are appropriately linked to the published article.

  • Request clarification or corrections where necessary.

  • Decline supplementary materials that do not meet the journal's standards or technical requirements.

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9. Policy Review

This policy will be reviewed periodically to reflect developments in scholarly publishing, Open Science, and digital research practices.

The most current version of this policy will be available on the JAIIM website.

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10. Commitment to Research Transparency

The Journal of AI and Integrative Medicine (JAIIM) supports the responsible publication of supplementary research materials to enhance scientific transparency, reproducibility, and accessibility.

By encouraging the sharing of supporting data, software, protocols, multimedia, and other research outputs, JAIIM seeks to strengthen the quality, integrity, and long-term value of the scholarly record while advancing open and collaborative scientific research.