AAAI Supplementary
Use this when deciding what belongs in the main paper, technical appendix, multimedia appendix, or code/data ZIP. AAAI supplementary material is due with the paper and should be treated as immutable once submitted unless current instructions say otherwise.
Supplement structure
- Keep the central contribution, method, core results, and checklist-relevant evidence in the main paper.
- Put proofs, extra ablations, extended qualitative examples, implementation details, and additional error analysis in the technical appendix.
- Put videos, audio, interactive demos, or visualizations in a multimedia appendix only when they are technically necessary.
- Put scripts, datasets, logs, model configs, and checkpoints in code/data ZIPs.
- Add a compact appendix map so reviewers can find support for each disputed claim.
Anonymity and immutability
- Remove identity from file names, metadata, paths, Git history, author comments, and license headers.
- Do not use web pointers for extra material if current AAAI rules disallow them.
- Submit final, uncorrupted files. Do not rely on rebuttal to repair missing content.
- Keep the supplement consistent with the reproducibility checklist.
Where each item belongs
A broad-AI reviewer will skim the appendix, not study it, so placement decides whether evidence is actually seen. Anything a claim depends on belongs in the main paper; the appendix only deepens it.
| Material | Main paper | Technical appendix | Multimedia | Code/data ZIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core result | yes | no | no | no |
| Full proof | sketch | full | no | no |
| Extra ablation | summary | detail | no | no |
| Demo of behavior | no | no | yes | no |
| Scripts and configs | no | no | no | yes |
Reviewer-pushback patterns
- "The key result is only in the appendix." Fix: promote it to the main paper; AAAI reviewers are not obligated to find a load-bearing claim buried in supplement.
- "Supplement contradicts the checklist." Fix: reconcile every appendix number with the checklist before submission, since neither can be edited later.
- "Multimedia is huge but adds nothing." Fix: drop spectacle clips; include video only when it is the evidence, not decoration.
Worked vignette
A vision paper hides its ablation table in the ZIP and leaves only a teaser figure in the paper. The navigation map exposes the gap: a disputed claim points to a file a skimming reviewer will miss. The fix moves the ablation summary into the main paper, keeps full per-class numbers in the technical appendix, and scrubs the ZIP's metadata so nothing deanonymizes the immutable supplement.
Output format
text[Supplement plan] technical appendix / multimedia appendix / code-data ZIP / none [Main-paper dependencies] <material that must not be hidden in supplement> [Navigation map] <claim -> supplement file/section> [Anonymity risks] <paths, metadata, links, ownership> [Submission risk] <missing/corrupt/too large/not allowed>
