Jun 22, 2026
How to make the supplement increase your paper's impact
Are your supplementary materials holding back your paper’s impact? A new article, "Ten Simple Rules for Making the Supplement Increase Your Paper’s Impact", coauthored by Uta, offers practical strategies to transform supplementary information from a frustrating afterthought into a powerful tool for enhancing transparency, credibility, and reproducibility. Learn how to create well-structured, accessible, and impactful supplementary materials that complement your main text and elevate your research’s visibility. Discover the importance of clarity, creativity, and adherence to journal guidelines to make your work stand out. Read more here:
Grimm, V., Berger, U., Mammola, S. (2026): Ten simple rules for making the supplement increase your paper’s impact. PLOS Computational Biology 22(6): e1014419. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014419
Figure by Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1014419.g001