Tag: Guest post

The best science is performed by collaboration of researchers with different expertise. Although asking your collaboration network for help with a specific technique is encouraged, asking for help with writing can be frowned upon. Since writing is one of the most tedious aspects of the scientific process, I hope the stigma against asking for scientific collaborations can change.

• Research articles seldom describe experimental protocols in sufficient detail to reproduce them in another lab
• Protocols should be thought of as stand-alone scientific articles that provide context and detail on the research methodology
• There are a growing number of resources that provide the research community with access to high quality protocols