Jais Tables Figures

Tables & Figures (jais-tables-figures)

When to trigger

• Exhibits are cluttered, off APA style, or do not answer the question a reader brings to them
• You are relying on multimedia, links, or external files to carry evidence the body should hold
• Your SEM paper has no correlation/covariance matrix exhibit yet
• A theory/framework paper has no diagram, or a diagram that does not match the prose
• A reviewer says a table "buries the result" or a figure "is unreadable in print"

The JAIS-specific constraint: the body must stand alone

JAIS instructs that the article body may include "text, tables, and figures only" and that "the body should function as a standalone document"; complex materials go in separate files, and links and multimedia belong in appendices (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). This is a real design constraint: every claim a reviewer needs to evaluate must be readable inside the body, on paper, without clicking out. Design exhibits that work in static, printed form.

The theory figure earns its place at JAIS

Because JAIS foregrounds theory, the framework or research-model figure is often the most-read exhibit in the paper — sometimes more than the results table. Make it carry real meaning: show the constructs, the directional relationships, the moderators/mediators, and the boundary, and ensure it matches the propositions in the text exactly. A diagram that adds a path the prose never theorizes, or omits one the prose argues, reads as a drafting error and undermines the theoretical contribution. For Theory and Foundational papers especially, invest in a figure that a reader could reconstruct the argument from.

Make each exhibit answer one question

A JAIS exhibit should have a single job a reader can state in a sentence. A results table answers "what is the estimated relationship and how precise is it?"; a measurement table answers "are the constructs reliable and distinct?"; a theory figure answers "what is the mechanism?" Title and note each exhibit so it is self-contained — readable without hunting through the text.

Exhibit kit by tradition

Keep exhibits anonymized for double-blind review

Tables and figures are a common place double-blind anonymity leaks: a screenshot showing an institutional logo or URL, a dataset name that identifies the field site, a figure caption thanking a named funder, or file metadata carrying the author's name. Before submission, scrub every exhibit and its source file — mask identifying screenshots, neutralize site/dataset names, and strip embedded metadata. An exhibit that de-anonymizes the authors triggers the same administrative return as a self-identifying citation, regardless of how strong the evidence is.

Style and reporting norms

• APA 6th edition governs table/figure formatting and notes (JAIS's required reference style) (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准).
• Report effect sizes / magnitudes, not significance stars alone; precision (SEs, CIs) belongs in the exhibit.
• Keep figures legible in grayscale print; do not rely on color or interactivity to convey meaning.
• Number and reference every exhibit in the text; an exhibit the prose never points to is noise.

The required SEM matrix is an exhibit, not an afterthought

For SEM studies JAIS requires "a full correlation matrix or covariation matrix as a part of articles (appendix)," plus descriptives (检索于 2026-06；以官网为准). Treat this as a first-class exhibit you design now: label the constructs clearly, report means, standard deviations, and the inter-construct correlations (with reliabilities on the diagonal where conventional), and place it in the appendix the body points to. Reviewers and Senior Editors use it to re-check discriminant validity and to spot multicollinearity the path diagram hides; an SEM paper that omits it invites an administrative or first-round return.