I’m looking for a detailed checklist that a reasonably well trained scientist in the field could follow. This should include equipment they used, and guidance on where variables should be adjusted for sample size.
Again, I think the concision and “refer to previous methods” approach is mostly* fine for discovery papers, but if the method is the thing, I want all the gory details in one place.
* but also, academics hate chasing down chains of references, some of which are in journals their university doesn’t subscribe to.
See https://www.protocols.io/view/human-colon-tissue-clearing-an... and compare to the amount of detail even in the supplemental methods.
Again, I think the concision and “refer to previous methods” approach is mostly* fine for discovery papers, but if the method is the thing, I want all the gory details in one place.
* but also, academics hate chasing down chains of references, some of which are in journals their university doesn’t subscribe to.