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ARRIVE guidelines

Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments


Download the ARRIVE guidelines here (PDF, 55KB)

arrive guidelines with miceThe 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 ten 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.

Developed in consultation with the scientific community, including researchers, statisticians, journal editors, and funders, the guidelines consist of a 20-point checklist of the essential information that should be included in publications reporting animal research.

 

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

 

Journals

List of journals that have endorsed the guidelines in their instructions to authors.

 

Funders

List of funders who support the guidelines and further information.

From an author's perspective, applying these guidelines carefully is an opportunity to make the most out of one's own work, ensuring that it provides real value to the scientific landscape and is used by others


Dr Percie du Sert

 


 





Journals that have republished the guidelines:

Editorials:

 

 

 

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


 


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  • Improving bioscience research reporting: the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research. 
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