Better reporting is better science: Community-defined minimal reporting requirements for light microscopy.

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Montero Llopis P, van Oostende-Triplet C, Gaudreault N, Strambio De Castillia C, Fernandez-Rodriguez J, Martins G, North A, Acevedo L, Avilov S, Bertocchi C, Boehm U, Cameron L, Cammer M, Cleret-Buhot A, Dietzel S, Faklaris O, Gaboriau D, Guilbert T, Grunwald D, Gu T, Halidi N, Hammer M, Hartmann H, Heller J, Jambor H, Koksoy AA, Lacoste J, Larsen D, Le Dévédec SE, Liu P, Moore J, Nelson G, Nelson M, Norlin N, Parslow A, Payne-Dwyer AL, Peterson J, Podder S, Ravasio A, Rosa-Molinar E, Schroth-Diez B, Selchow O, Srinivasan S, Taatjes D, Vonderstein K, Walther C, Nitschke R

J. Cell Biol. 225 (3) - [2026-03-02; online 2026-02-25]

Incomplete reporting of microscopy methods undermines transparency, reproducibility, and data reuse. Despite recent initiatives, comprehensive, broadly endorsed, and accessible reporting guidelines are still lacking. Here, we present a bare minimal microscopy reporting requirements checklist that integrates human- and machine-readable input to provide clear, actionable guidance for researchers, reviewers, and publishers and to advance community standards in microscopy.

Integrated Microscopy Technologies Gothenburg [Technology development]

PubMed 41739099

DOI 10.1083/jcb.202601032

Crossref 10.1083/jcb.202601032

pii: 281525