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Better reporting is better science: Community-defined minimal reporting requirements for light microscopy.

Heller, Janosch Peter orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-8825-3787, Montero Llopis, Paula, van Oostende-Triplet, Chloë, Gaudreault, Nathalie, Strambio De Castillia, Caterina, Fernandez-Rodriguez, Julia, Martins, Gabriel, North, Alison, Acevedo, Luis, Avilov, Sergiy, Bertocchi, Cristina, Boehm, Ulrike, Cameron, Lisa, Cammer, Michael, Cleret-Buhot, Aurélie, Dietzel, Steffen, Faklaris, Orestis, Gaboriau, David, Guilbert, Thomas, Grunwald, David, Gu, Tingting, Halidi, Nadia, Hammer, Mathias, Hartmann, Hella, Jambor, Helena, Koksoy, Ayse Aslihan, Lacoste, Judith, Larsen, DeLaine, Le Dévédec, Sylvia Emmanuelle, Liu, Penghuan, Moore, Josh, Nelson, Glyn, Nelson, Michael, Norlin, Nils, Parslow, Adam, Payne-Dwyer, Alexander L, Peterson, John, Podder, Santosh, Ravasio, Andrea, Rosa-Molinar, Eduardo, Schroth-Diez, Britta, Selchow, Olaf, Srinivasan, Sathya, Taatjes, Douglas, Vonderstein, Kirstin, Walther, Christa and Nitschke, Roland (2026) Better reporting is better science: Community-defined minimal reporting requirements for light microscopy. Journal of Cell Biology, 225 (3). ISSN 1540-8140

Abstract
Incomplete reporting of microscopy methods undermines transparency, reproducibility, and data reuse. Despite recent initiatives, comprehensive, broadly endorsed, and accessible reporting guidelines are still lacking. Here, we present a bare minimal microscopy reporting requirements checklist that integrates human- and machine-readable input to provide clear, actionable guidance for researchers, reviewers, and publishers and to advance community standards in microscopy.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Biological Sciences > Biology
Humanities > Biological Sciences > Biology
Biological Sciences > Cell biology
Humanities > Biological Sciences > Cell biology
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Biotechnology
Publisher:Rockefeller University Press
Official URL:https://rupress.org/jcb/article/225/3/e202601032/2...
Copyright Information:Authors
ID Code:32507
Deposited On:08 Apr 2026 13:09 by Vidatum Academic . Last Modified 08 Apr 2026 13:09
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