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ARRIVE guidelines

Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments

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The ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments) guidelines are intended to improve the reporting of animal experiments. They have been published in the journal PLoS Biology and seven other journals.

Previous work by the NC3Rs showed that many publications reporting publicly funded animal research from the UK and US lacked key information on how the study was designed, conducted and analysed, which could limit their value in informing future scientific studies and policy.

The guidelines have been developed by the NC3Rs to improve standards of reporting and ensure that the data from animal experiments can be fully evaluated and utilised. The guidelines are primarily aimed at scientists writing up their research for publication and for those who are involved in peer review.

The UK's major bioscience funders, including the MRC, BBSRC, Defra, NERC and the Wellcome Trust, have incorporated adherence to the guidelines into a revised version of 'Responsibility in the use of animals in bioscience research: Expectations of the major research council and charitable funding bodies', which was originally published in May 2008.

Further information:

Full press release (29 June 2010):
Guidelines ARRIVE to improve reporting of animal research

For further information about the ARRIVE guidelines, or if you would like to contribute to the growing list of journals endorsing the guidelines, please contact nathalie.perciedusert@nc3rs.org.uk