Current Protocols
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The widely respected Current Protocols series was conceived in 1987 by a group of talented researchers at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, who saw the need for an ever-evolving and consistently up-to-date collection of research techniques that could match the fast pace of scientific change. The success of such a publication would hinge upon 'constant correction, updating, and improvement.'
Sixteen titles (see below) and nearly 13,000 protocols later, Current Protocols remains faithful to this founding ethos. Titles are updated with new and revised material on a quarterly basis to ensure that developments within their respective fields are taken into account, and all protocols are selected and rigorously reviewed by distinguished editorial board members.
Current Protocols techniques are presented in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format and are meticulously edited by a scientifically qualified in-house team. Annotations and descriptive commentaries add extra explanation and context, and anticipate any questions researchers might have.
A new website, currentprotocols.com, was designed in 2009—in consultation with practicing researchers—to help further enhance the Current Protocols research experience. The site features custom-made research tools and video protocols, as well as forums to troubleshoot experiments and to leave feedback, and is emblematic of Current Protocols’ continuing commitment to change and improvement as a means of providing the best aids to successful experimentation available.Since then, the series has introduced additional titles in multiple areas of the life sciences including:
As of February 2010, the series contains over 12,000 protocols across 14 disciplines.
Scientists contribute methods which are reviewed by one of 14 Editorial Boards and edited to a high standard to ensure accuracy. The core content of each title is updated, and new material is added, on a quarterly basis. In addition to basic, alternate, and support protocols, units also include: topical overviews, critical parameters and troubleshooting guidelines, anticipated results and time considerations, and equipment and supplier information.
In April, 2009 Wiley-Blackwell launched Currentprotocols.com, a comprehensive online resource that includes online versions of all of the texts as well as tools, videos, and the blog Beyond the Bench.
Titles
Current Protocols in Bioinformatics
Current Protocols in Cell Biology
Current Protocols in Chemical Biology
Current Protocols in Cytometry
Current Protocols in Essential Laboratory Techniques
Current Protocols in Human Genetics
Current Protocols in Immunology
Current Protocols in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Current Protocols in Microbiology Table of contents
Current Protocols in Molecular Biology
Current Protocols in Neuroscience
Current Protocols in Nucleic Acid Chemistry
Current Protocols in Pharmacology
Current Protocols in Protein Science
Current Protocols in Stem Cell Biology
Current Protocols in Toxicology