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SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL


Supplementary material can be made available by the publisher as online-only content, linked to the online manuscript.


Definition: Supporting material that cannot be included in the
printed version for reasons of space, and that is not essential for
inclusion in the full text of the manuscript, but would nevertheless
benefit the reader. It should not be essential to understanding the
conclusions of the paper, but should contain data that is additional or
complementary and directly relevant to the article content.


Examples: More detailed methods, extended data sets/data analysis, tables, or additional figures (including colour).


Process: All material to be considered as supplementary material
must be submitted at the same time as the main manuscript for peer
review. Please indicate clearly the material intended as supplementary
material during online submission. Also ensure that the supplementary
material is referred to in the main manuscript at an appropriate point
in the text. It cannot be altered or replaced after the paper has been
accepted for publication.
Supplementary material should be submitted online, in its final form.


Please note that supplementary material will not be edited, so ensure
that it is clearly and succinctly presented, and that the style of
terms conforms with the rest of the paper. Also ensure that the
presentation will work on any internet browser.


Acceptable formats: A maximum of 10 files is acceptable to make
up the supplementary material unit for the article. The maximum size
per file should not exceed 1.5 MBytes, and files must be as small as
possible, so that they can be downloaded quickly.


Recommendations:


  1. Pick a common cross-platform (PC, Mac, Linux/UNIX, Amiga etc.) format
    for your supplementary material to allow the greatest access.

  2. Provide text files in PDF (.pdf), MS Word (.doc), HTML files (.html) or
    RTF (.rtf) format. Files supplied in Word or RTF may be used to create
    a PDF file.

  3. Provide spreadsheet files in MS Excel (.xls) or CSV format.

  4. Provide image files in .tif, .gif or .jpg format. Images should be a
    maximum size of 640 x 480 pixels (9 x 6.8 inches at 72 pixels per inch).

  5. Provide sound clips in .mp3 format.

  6. Provide movie clips in .mpg format.


If you require further help or information regarding submission or preparation of supplementary material, please contact the Oxford Journals production department.