Enhancing your article with supplementary material

When publishing a research article, any claims or results should be supported by evidence, and this should be included in the body of manuscript where possible.

Supplementary materials including tables, presentations, video and audio files enhance the primary article by providing additional context, increasing online visibility and facilitating greater discovery.

By providing supplementary materials, you can increase your article’s depth and scope, also increasing its online visibility and impact within and beyond your chosen field of research. Empirical evidence indicates that readers value having access to supplementary materials, specifically additional figures and tables.

What should you consider before submitting your supplementary materials?

When you know what types of supplementary material you want to submit alongside your main article, check through the points below.

• Supplementary material should be relevant to (or support) your article.
• The material/s will not be checked or modified by Taylor & Francis, even though they must be submitted alongside your article. You will not receive proofs for your supplementary material.
• Supplementary materials should not be used to share extensive additional analyses. This type of analysis should be included in the body of your article and subject to peer review.
• Warranties regarding the originality, validity, and legality of your supplementary material/s online are covered by the article publishing agreement.
• Once published, any tables submitted as part of your article will be available for users to download in CSV format. Figures, audio, and video will be accessible but not downloadable to protect copyright of these materials.

Are your supplementary materials for peer review?

When uploading your supplementary materials as part of your submission you may have to choose whether this information is ‘for review’ or ‘not for review’:

• For review means that the files will be made accessible to peer reviewers alongside your article.
• Not for review means that your supplementary materials will not be available to reviewers, but will still be posted alongside the final version of your article once published.

Common types of materials that should be ‘for review’ are additional tables and charts. Files that are not typically shared with reviewers include infographics, audio and video files.

The option to upload supplementary materials should not be used to share other kinds of files with the editor, such as cover letters or comments to reviewers.

Resources to support your article’s supplementary material

The Primary Education Journal hosts articles’ supplementary material on Figshare, making it easy to find via search engines. And, instantly viewable on The Primary Education Journal via the Figshare widget, when readers select the supplemental tab on the article abstract.

What do I need to do, to make sure my supplementary material uses the Figshare widget?

• Include your files at the same time as you submit your manuscript – your files will be uploaded to Figshare.
• There are no size limits for your files.
• Every file will be easily citable (with a DOI allocated at the point of publication) and will be stored under a Creative Commons license.

When the supplementary material is discovered by users via a search engine, links to the relevant article are available. This can help increase the article’s usage and impact. Authors can also share this material more easily and track usage through Figshare’s metric functions.

Files types compatible with Figshare

.3gp, .ab1, .ai, .avi, .bmp, .csv, .doc, .docx, .eps, .fits, .flv, .gexf, .gif, .iso, .jpg, .m4v, .mkv, .mov, .mp4, .mpeg, .mpg .odp, .ods, .odt, .pdb, .pdf, .png, .ppt, .pptx, .ps, .psd, .rar, .rtf, .sav, .svg, .tar, .txt, .tiff, .vcf, .webm, .xls, .xlsx, .xps, .zip