Springer Protocols
Springer Protocols, published by Springer Science+Business Media and Humana Press, is a database of peer-reviewed life sciences protocols . These ‘recipes’ allow scientists to recreate experiments in their own laboratory. Springer Protocols contains about 18,000 protocols, most of which come from the book series Methods in Molecular Biology, published by Humana Press. That book series, introduced by Dr. John Walker in 1984, contains more than 400 volumes and has spawned several other similar book series.[1] Springer Protocols replaced BioMed Protocols, a Humana Press product, in January 2008.
Areas of study
Springer Protocols is comprised of protocols from many Humana Press book series, most notably Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods. Among the subjects the protocols cover are stem cells, genomics, proteomics, neuroscience, biochemistry, protein science, nutrition, gene therapy, and infectious disease.[2]
Website specifics
The website is hosted by the online journal provider MPS Technologies’ JournalStore platform.[3] Among the features included on the site are full-text indexing, RSS feeds, bookmarks, saved searches, comments sections for each protocol, and upload a protocol. The site also features a few video protocols, produced in conjunction with the Journal of Visualized Experiments, a video journal for biological research.
See also
Protocol (natural sciences)
List of publishers
Media concentration
Molecular Biology
References
- ^ Springer. Methods in Molecular Biology: About this series. Retrieved on January 15,2008.
- ^ Springer. SpringerProtocols.com. Retrieved on January 14, 2008.
- ^ CyberMedia News, "Springer deploys MPS journal platform", November 29, 2007.
External links
Springer Protocols
Springer Science+Business Media
Humana Press
Journal of Visualized Experiments