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protocols.io: Best Practices

A guide to using protocols.io: CSHL's newest way to store and disseminate protocols

Guide to best practices

protocols.io has generated a guide protocol of best practices when writing a protocol. It can be found here. It includes tips for making your protocol more reproducible, discoverable, and user-friendly. I recommend reading this protocol in its entirety before getting started. 

Top 3 Suggestions

  1. Make your title as descriptive as possible- you want for people to be able to easily search for and identify your protocol
  2. Use keywords- this will help future searchers (including yourself if you have many protocols) identify your protocol easily
  3. Use videos and pictures- you can upload videos and pictures in a variety of formats to your protocol. It will greatly enhance your protocol if you include them and will make it easier for novice users to learn from you.