Reporting quality of quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) methods in scientific publications
Natascha Drude, Camila Baselly, Małgorzata Anna Gazda, Jan‐Niklas May, Lena Tienken, Parya Abbasi, Tracey Lynn Weissgerber, Steven Burgess
This study evaluates qPCR reporting in top genetics and plant science journals, finding frequent omissions of critical details like RNA integrity, housekeeping gene information, and reagent specifics.
Research Integrity and Peer Review · Mar 4, 2026Peer-reviewedGenetics