Research Sources & Citation Policy
Our Citation Policy
Every health and nutrition claim made on Sci-Supplements is supported by at least one primary source citation — peer-reviewed clinical trials, meta-analyses, or systematic reviews. We link directly to the original research on PubMed, DOI, or the publishing journal’s website so you can read the full study yourself.
We do not cite blogs, supplement brand websites, or secondary aggregators as scientific evidence. If a claim cannot be supported by a primary source, we do not make it.
Accepted Source Types
- Primary Peer-reviewed randomised controlled trials (RCTs) indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE
- Primary Systematic reviews and meta-analyses — Cochrane Database, JISSN, AJCN, NEJM
- Primary Position papers from professional bodies — ISSN, AND, ACSM, BDA
- Primary Regulatory body guidance — FDA, EFSA, NHS, NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
- Primary Manufacturer Certificates of Analysis (COAs) — product-specific lab testing data
- Secondary Official third-party testing databases — Informed Choice, NSF, Labdoor (for product quality only)
Key Journals We Reference
- Impact Factor 5.9 Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) — open access, peer-reviewed, industry gold standard for sports supplement research
- Impact Factor 6.7 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (AJCN) — leading nutrition research journal
- Impact Factor 11.2 British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) — high-impact sports medicine and performance nutrition
- Impact Factor 8.1 Nutrients — open access MDPI journal for nutritional science
- Impact Factor 74.7 New England Journal of Medicine — referenced for major clinical trials
- Impact Factor 44.9 The Lancet — referenced for major clinical and epidemiological studies
- Database PubMed / MEDLINE — NIH’s database of 35+ million biomedical citations
- Database Cochrane Library — systematic reviews of healthcare evidence
How to Read Our Citations
At the bottom of each article you will find a numbered citation list. Each citation includes: authors (last name, initials), year, article title, journal name, volume, pages, and a direct DOI or PubMed link. Clicking the citation link opens the original study in a new browser tab so you can verify our interpretation against the source.
If you believe we have misrepresented a study or cited a source incorrectly, please contact us at [email protected] — we take citation accuracy seriously and will correct errors within 48 hours.
