Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB) launches new website

AnimalMethodsBias.org is now available with guidance and resources aimed at helping researchers successfully publish nonanimal biomedical studies by overcoming the preference some peer reviewers have for animal-based research methods. This animal methods bias, which is sometimes also caused by reviewers’ lack of expertise in nonanimal methods, impacts the quality or fairness of nonanimal research assessments.  

The site houses the COLAAB’s Author Guide for Addressing Animal Methods Bias in Publishing, which has several sections researchers can use when designing studies, preparing and submitting manuscripts, and responding to reviews. It includes a database of animal-free experimental platforms and tools, a database of journals with a track record of publishing nonanimal studies, and a comprehensive library of more than 800 papers and other references relevant to nonanimal research.