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What are Protocols and Methods?

Protocols and methods form a body of literature which precisely detail the steps in an experiment. Journal articles always contain methodology containing steps or methods followed for a particular study. However, peer-reviewed published methods describe even more in-depth protocols for research. The resources present in this guide can help accelerate the design phase of your research by offering methodological guidance pertaining to a wide range of biological topics.

Where to Find Methods and Protocols:

Bio-Protocol
Bio-protocol is an online, peer-reviewed protocol journal curating and hosting high quality, free access, step-by-step protocols across the life sciences.
Biochemistry Biophysics Cancer Biology Cell Biology Developmental Biology Immunology Microbiology Molecular Biology Neuroscience Plant Science Stem Cell Systems Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols is an interdisciplinary journal providing a definitive source of research methods in cell, developmental and molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, protein science, computational biology, immunology, neuroscience and imaging.
Current Protocols
The Current Protocols collection includes over 25,000 step-by-step techniques, procedures, and practical overviews that provide researchers with reliable, efficient methods to ensure reproducible results and pave the way for critical scientific discovery. With its emphasis on carefully curated, highly edited methods rich in detail, practical advice, and troubleshooting, Current Protocols enables researchers to advance their research with an efficiency of time and resources.
Journal of Surgical Protocols and Research Methodologies (JSPRM)
Journal of Surgical Protocols and Research Methodologies (JSPRM) is a peer-reviewed international journal that will consider any study protocols and original articles on research methodology. The journal publishes in all surgical specialties of interest to surgeons, physicians and researchers.
Methods
An peer-reviewed journal that focuses on rapidly developing techniques in the experimental biological and medical sciences.
MethodsX
A multidisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal, which publishes detailed but digestible articles that describe methodological advances.
Oxford Biology Methods and Protocols
Biology Methods & Protocols publishes papers presenting or using new or improved methods in biological sciences, biomedicine, pre-clinical and translational research. The journal also publishes review papers devoted to methods used in these fields. It primarily publishes in the areas of genetics and heredity, biochemistry, molecular biology, physiology, ecology, evolutionary biology, marine and freshwater biology, cell biology and medicine. This includes but is not limited to genome research, genome bioinformatics, computational biology, human molecular genetics, GWAS, developmental genetics, cancer genetics, neurogenetics, therapy of genetic disease, nucleic acids and proteins, gene regulation, chromatin and epigenetics, RNA and structural biology, protein-nucleic acid interaction, recombinant DNA expression, microarray technology, ribosomes and protein translation, targeted gene modification, plant and animal ecology, and plant and animal evolution.

SAGE Research Methods Online This link opens in a new window
SAGE Research Methods is a tool created to help researchers, faculty and students with their research projects. Users can explore methods concepts to help them design research projects, understand particular methods or identify a new method, conduct their research, and write up their findings. Since SAGE Research Methods focuses on methodology rather than disciplines, it can be used across the social sciences, health sciences, and other areas of research.
Springer Nature Experiments This link opens in a new window
Comprised of Springer Protocols, Nature Protocols, Nature Reviews Methods Primers, and Nature Methods, Springer Nature Experiments is a database which contains laboratory protocols and methods. This includes protocols from Humana’s book series Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods, as well as protocols from a number of handbooks.

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