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animalstudyregistry.org is an online registry for scientific studies involving animals conducted around the world. It is operated by the German Centre for the Protection of Laboratory Animals (Bf3R) at the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR). The registry was launched as a reaction to the translational and reproducibility crisis and provides scientists a platform to register an exact study plan prior to the start of experiments in order to prevent selective reporting. This allows reviewers or other scientists to compare the initially registered contents with the final publication. Thereby, animalstudyregistry.org encourages transparency, reproducibility, and animal welfare.

You want to learn more about us?

Go to our About site and learn more about preregistration in animal research.

You are looking for a preregistered study?

Browse through our registry and find your study of interest.

You still have some questions?

Check our FAQ or contact us for any further questions.

You want to preregister your study?

To register your study you need to have an account. Login or register as a new user.

 
 

Our registration process:

 

Ensuring Reproducible Research Requires a Support Infrastructure: The Value of Public Registries to Publishers. Olevska et al., Science Editor 2021 Feb 9; 44:4-7. https://doi.org/10.36591/SE-D-4401-4
 

Latest News

 

Meet the animalstudyregistry.org team

2023-08-28

We will be at several events in the next weeks and would love to talk with our users! Meet us on:

·        August 29: 12th World Congress on Alternatives and Animal Use in the Life Sciences at Niagara Falls (Canada)
·        September 6: Sepsis Update 2023 in Weimar (Germany)
·        September 12: The University of Cologne in Cologne (Germany)
·        September 23: 20th Congress of the European Shock Society in Vienna (Austria)

If you cannot join us, you can have a look at our slides that we will upload after our talks https://osf.io/eangw/.

 

Preregistration is recommended by multiple journals

2023-06-12
Multiple journals already recommend preregistration in their editorial policies e.g. the journals of the nature portfolio or journals of the American Association of Cancer Research. Show your commitment to transparency and reproducibility by preregistering your study. Be one of the early adopters and mention your preregistration of your animal study in your cover letter and you will draw editor’s attention to your manuscript.