MethodsX
Volume 2 • Issue 2
- ISSN: 2215-0161
- 5 Year impact factor: 2.1
- Impact factor: 1.6
An open access journal publishing methods and protocols. If this journal is a good fit for your methods or protocols, you can find out more via the Guide for Au… Read more
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If this journal is a good fit for your methods or protocols, you can find out more via the Guide for Authors and are invited to submit your manuscript using MethodsX's methods, protocol or review template.
MethodsX is a multidisciplinary, open access, peer-reviewed journal, which publishes detailed but digestible articles that describe methodological advances. It contributes to open science and improves reproducibility by making methods, protocols, reviews and the associated research more discoverable; opening doors for collaboration; and sparking new lines of inquiry to enhance the research cycle.
In support of the FAIR Data Principles, which state that research data should be Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable, MethodsX aims to make your methods and protocols:
Discoverable – We will make your article easy to find and download, giving readers easy access to both your method or protocol and your original research article.
Citable – Receive recognition for the work you've done with a peer-reviewed article with a distinct DOI. Drive traffic to and from your MethodsX article and original research with linking and references.
Reproducible and reusable – Promote reproducibility by openly sharing methods or protocols that strengthen the reliability, transparency, validity, and rigor of results and help your peers save valuable time, resources, and funding.
Trustworthy – Earn the respect of your peers with method articles reviewed by experts.
The journal welcomes high-quality submissions describing methodological advances from all subject areas, including customizations to established methods and protocols. Articles should be written using one of the provided templates and include evidence of the efficiency of the method or protocol and/or comparison with pre-existing practices. Submissions undergo thorough peer-review to check for suitability and quality.
Would you like to write an article for MethodsX?
Please use the methods template or protocol template or review template when submitting.
A MethodsX article features
An abstract to outline the customization of the method or protocol.
A graphical abstract to illustrate what you've done.
The method(s) or protocol(s) in sufficient detail to help people replicate it, including any relevant figures and tables.
Up to 25 references to the original description of the method you're using.
While keeping focused on the technical aspect of the work, evidence of the efficiency of the method or comparison with pre-existing protocols, or both, needs to be provided. This should be immediately evident to the reader. To see some examples, please click here.
Your next step
If this journal is good fit for your methods, protocols or review, you can find out more via the Guide for Authors and submit using the journal's methods or protocol or review template.
For any questions, please contact us at [email protected].
- ISSN: 2215-0161
- Volume 2
- Issue 2
- 5 Year impact factor: 2.1
- Impact factor: 1.6