Supplemental Materials Made Easier

I am methods-based scientist. I initially seek a thorough understanding of a study's method. From that understanding, I can put the data and narrative in a context.

Journals are increasingly putting methodical materials in separate supplemental sections, but they do not make it frictionless to assess that material. Several high quality journals do not hyperlink directly to the supplemental materials for a paper. By direct hyperlink, I mean the specific figure or table hosted on its own page (not a zip file). Direct hyperlinking is straightforward for both the html and pdf versions of a paper.

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