Method articles
Share methodological innovations
What is a method article?
A method article is a medium length peer-reviewed, research-focused article type that aims to answer a specific question. It also describes an advancement or development of current methodological approaches and research procedures (akin to a research article), following the standard layout for research articles.
This includes new study methods, substantive modifications to existing methods, or innovative applications of existing methods to new models or scientific questions. These should include adequate and appropriate validation to be considered, and any datasets associated with the paper must publish all experimental controls and make full datasets available.
What are the benefits of publishing a method article?
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Maximize the potential of your research by increasing the transparency, accessibility and reproducibility of your research by sharing innovations and new ways of approaching research questions.
Gain credit for your methodological innovations with a citable publication.
You can upload your method steps to protocols.io to increase the findability of your research.
How do I write a method article?
Method articles are medium length (2500-4000 words) article types following the standard layout for research articles and should include:
The abstract, introduction, method, results, and conclusions and/or discussion, within the main body of the article
Author contributions
Funding/grant information
Any supplementary materials and appendices
Authors submitting methodology articles have the option to share their method steps on protocols.io. Please note, this is not required for submission but is encouraged.
Method article template
Here is a downloadable method article template to help you write and prepare your method article for submission: F1000Research method note template
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