Media Annex Guidelines
Media Annex submissions provide supplementary multimedia materials intended to enhance the understanding, visualization, interpretation, or communication of scholarly work. These materials serve as supporting academic resources alongside publications, presentations, discussions, or conference proceedings.
Media Annex content may include educational, demonstrative, explanatory, or evidence-supportive media prepared in a professional and academic format.
Accepted Media Formats
Submissions may include:
- Scientific images and illustrations
- Graphical abstracts
- Infographics
- Educational videos
- Audio discussions or interviews
- Presentation recordings
- Demonstrative laboratory or procedural media
- Data visualization materials
- Supplementary animations or simulations
Purpose of Media Annex
Media Annex materials are intended to:
- Improve research accessibility and understanding
- Support scientific communication
- Enhance educational engagement
- Provide visual or audio clarification
- Facilitate interdisciplinary dissemination
- Complement associated scholarly content
Submission Requirements
All media submissions should:
- Be relevant to the associated scholarly content
- Maintain academic and professional quality
- Include descriptive titles and captions
- Provide appropriate attribution and permissions
- Avoid copyrighted or unauthorized materials
- Follow ethical, privacy, and institutional standards
Technical & Quality Standards
Authors are encouraged to ensure:
- Clear audio and visual quality
- Readable graphical elements
- Appropriate formatting and labeling
- Non-deceptive representation of data or procedures
- Compatibility with standard digital viewing platforms
Ethical & Compliance Requirements
Media content must:
- Respect participant privacy and confidentiality
- Avoid misleading editing or manipulation
- Include consent where human subjects are identifiable
- Follow institutional, ethical, and publication policies
- Avoid promotional, defamatory, or non-academic content
Review Process
Media Annex submissions may undergo editorial screening to evaluate:
- Academic relevance
- Technical clarity
- Ethical compliance
- Educational value
- Consistency with associated scholarly material
Accessibility & Archiving
Accepted Media Annex materials may be:
- Published alongside scholarly articles or proceedings
- Assigned digital identifiers where applicable
- Archived for educational and academic reference
- Made accessible through institutional or publication platforms
Objective
The purpose of the Media Annex category is to strengthen scholarly communication through responsible multimedia integration while supporting transparency, education, visualization, and broader scientific engagement.