02532nas a2200373   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260007000043100002400113700001800137700002100155700001800176700002200194700002600216700001900242700002100261700001600282700002500298700001600323700002000339700002100359700001700380700001700397700002400414700001900438700001700457700001900474700001800493700001900511700002600530245006400556856003700620520150100657       2024                            d  c2024/07/18bPublications Office of the European UnionaLuxembourg1 aLEITE Sofia Batista1 aMathew Brooke1 aAnnamaria Carusi1 aAndy Collings1 aPierre Deceuninck1 aJean-Francois Dechamp1 aBronwen Dekker1 aRANIERI Elisa De1 aEmma Ganley1 aAnnalisa Gastaldello1 aFanglian He1 aMarcel LaFlamme1 aIngrid Langezaal1 aJames Morris1 aDavid Pamies1 aMonica Piergiovanni1 aBernd Pulverer1 aDavid Sadler1 aCaroline Shamu1 aVivian Siegel1 aMarco Straccia1 aTracey L. Weissgerber00aPromoting Reusable and Open Methods and Protocols (PRO-MaP)  uhttps://dx.doi.org/10.2760/461243 aAcademic research papers from life sciences fields, such as biomedicine and biology, are often missing essential details about study methods. This can undermine trust, limit the use of new methods, and hinder reproducibility and data reuse. PRO-MaP (Promoting Reusable and Open Methods And Protocols) aims to increase and improve the reporting of detailed, structured and open methods and reusable step-by-step protocols in the life sciences, supporting the EU’s Open Science and Valorisation policies. These recommendations outline actions that four stakeholder groups, researchers, research institutions and departments, publishers and editors, and funders, can take to achieve these goals. The recommendations are designed to improve the quality of methods reporting, reward and incentivize methods sharing, encourage sharing of step-by-step protocols in dynamic repositories that allow for updates as protocols evolve, and promote responsible use of methodological shortcut citations. While some recommendations address study design and reporting guidelines, the primary focus is on capturing clear, accurate, methodological detail. Policy changes, accompanied by implementation and monitoring plans, will be particularly important to implement the recommendations for research institutions and departments, publishers and editors, and funders. These organizations must act to create an environment that rewards and incentivizes researchers to implement the recommendations for researchers.