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    Alexander Baker posted an update 5 weeks ago

    5 weeks ago (edited)

    Method Help

    How do you decide how much detail to include in your methodology section?

    Method Help

    Methodology sections need enough detail for reproducibility without becoming bloated. Different journals have different conventions. How do you gauge the right level of methodological detail for a manuscript?

    Hai Yuan, Hai Cui and 41 others
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      Peter Stewart

      Include every step needed for someone else to reproduce the work exactly.

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        Hua Liao

        Move non‑essential but relevant details to supplementary material where appropriate.

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