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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 others5 Comments-
Include every step needed for someone else to reproduce the work exactly.
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Move non‑essential but relevant details to supplementary material where appropriate.
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Follow the specific conventions of your target journal closely.
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If in doubt about whether to include a detail, lean toward including it.
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Let a colleague attempt to follow your methodology to find missing steps.
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