Research Guides: Biology: Protocols & Methods

Laboratory Protocols and Methods

The below laboratory protocols and methods can guide you with step-by-step instructions on important laboratory and research methodology. UMD has access to both electronic and print materials.

bio-protocol
Open access, peer-reviewed life science protocols organized by field and by organism.
Biotechniques
Includes protocols on life sciences and physical sciences topics including bioinformatics, imaging, robotics/automation, model systems, molecular and cell biology, and analytic chemistry. Electronic availability from 01/01/1996 volume: 20 issue: 1, and print availability for volumes prior to 1996 can be requested via our interlibrary loan service.
Cold Spring Harbor Protocols
NOTE: The Libraries does NOT subscribe to this publication, but a number of protocols are free and you can use our interlibrary loan to request protocols of interest to which you cannot access.
Current Protocols
A series on laboratory protocols published by Wiley. Go to the main Current Protocols site and search for a specific journal or click the specific Current Protocols journal below.

Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques
NOTE: the Libraries does not own this title. It is available as both a journal and book, but will need to be requested via our interlibrary loan.

JoVE
Journal of Visualized Experiments: JoVE, is a peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary scientific video journal indexed in PubMed and Web of Science enables users to quickly and systematically learn new research methods and technologies developed at top science laboratories. Includes material related to Behavior, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Cancer Research, Chemistry, Developmental Biology, Engineering, Environment, Genetics, Immunology and Infection, Medicine, and Neuroscience.

Nature Methods
Includes experimental and laboratory methods for bench researchers, primarily in biology and chemistry.
Nature Protocols
Includes experimental and laboratory protocols for bench researchers, primarily in biology and chemistry.
Plant Methods
An open access publication focusing on all aspects of plant biology.
Protocols.io
Springer Nature’s protocols.io is an open repository for protocols, which is completely free to use for authors (no article-processing fee) and readers (no subscription fee). Authors upload protocols, which can then be posted publicly, and be assigned a DOI for citation purposes. They are then available under a CC-BY license. They are not peer-reviewed or edited.
Protocols: OpenWetWare
Open Access to full-text protocols in three categories of “in vivo”, “in vitro” and “in silico” and a general category of other. Anyone can add their own protocols or review those under development. Over 500 protocols available.