Guidance for the description of animal research in scientific publications
By: Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Guidelines for Scientific Publications Involving Animal Studies
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
ISBN-13: 9780309219518
Subjects: Methods; Standards; Laboratory Animals; Animal experimentation; Animal models in research; Technical writing; Biomedical Research; Writing; Laboratory animals
Other titles: Description of animal research in scientific publications
Description: "The publication of research articles involving animal studies is central to many disciplines in science and biomedicine. Effective descriptions in such publications enable researchers to interpret the data, evaluate and replicate findings, and move the science forward. Analyses of published studies with research animals have demonstrated numerous deficiencies in the reporting of details in research methods for animal studies. Considerable variation in the amount of information required by scientific publications and reported by authors undermines this basic scientific principle and results in the unnecessary use of animals and other resources in failed efforts to reproduce study results. Guidance for the description of animal research in scientific publications outlines the information that should be included in scientific papers regarding the animal studies to ensure that the study can be replicated. The report urges journal editors to actively promote effective and ethical research by encouraging the provision of sufficient information. Examples of this information include: conditions of housing and husbandry, genetic nomenclature, microbial status, detailed experimental manipulations, and handling and use of pharmaceuticals. Inclusion of this information will enable assessment and interpretation of research findings and advancement of knowledge based on reproducible results.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "Committee on Guidelines for Scientific Publications Involving Animal Studies"--P. v.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 15-26).

Also available online in Open Book format via the National Academies Press home page.
Table of contents: title: Overview; title: Defining an optimal description of an animal study; title: The research animal; title: The research animal environment (study conditions); title: Basic animal methodology; title: Aquatic systems; title: Summary and conclusions.