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Guidance for the Description of Animal Research in Scientific Publications

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http://ilarjournal.oxfordjournals.org/content/55/3/536.full.pdf

Guidance for the Description of Animal Research in Scientific Publications provides guidance for the effective reporting of animal research in published articles.

The guidance includes the details required on the research animals, their environment (care and husbandry) before and during the study, and the research study itself.

It was written for the US Institute for Laboratory Animal Research, National Academy of Sciences. Copyright is retained by the US National Academy of Sciences. It is published in the Journal of the Institute for Laboratory Animal Research: ILAR J (2014) 55 (3): 536-540, doi:10.1093/ilar/ilu070.

This resource will be of use to researchers seeking to publish their studies, journal editors and reviewers.