<p>This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at <i>Microbiome</i> aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal. At <i>Microbiome</i>, we are seeking studies that provide either new mechanistic insights into the role of microbiomes in health and environmental systems or substantial conceptual or technical advances. Manuscripts need to meet high standards of language accuracy, quality of microbiome analyses, and data and protocol availability, including detailed reporting of wet-lab and in silico protocols, all of which can critically enhance transparency and reproducibility. We think that such efforts are essential to push the boundaries of our knowledge on microbiomes in a concerted, international effort.</p>

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A blueprint for contemporary studies of microbiomes

  • Laure B. Bindels,
  • Joy E. M. Watts,
  • Kevin R. Theis,
  • Víctor J. Carrion,
  • Adam Ossowicki,
  • Jana Seifert,
  • Julia Oh,
  • Yongqi Shao,
  • Markus Hilty,
  • Purnima Kumar,
  • Falk Hildebrand,
  • Connie Lovejoy,
  • Paul Wigley,
  • Ke Yu,
  • Meiling Zhang,
  • Tong Zhang,
  • Jens Walter,
  • Mahesh S. Desai,
  • Sharon Ann Huws,
  • Lynn M. Schriml,
  • Jacques Ravel,
  • W. Florian Fricke,
  • Emiley A. Eloe-Fadrosh,
  • Charles K. Lee,
  • Thomas Clavel

摘要

This editorial piece co-authored by the Senior Editors at Microbiome aims to highlight current challenges in the field of environmental and host-associated microbiome research. We also take the opportunity to clarify our expectations for the articles submitted to the journal. At Microbiome, we are seeking studies that provide either new mechanistic insights into the role of microbiomes in health and environmental systems or substantial conceptual or technical advances. Manuscripts need to meet high standards of language accuracy, quality of microbiome analyses, and data and protocol availability, including detailed reporting of wet-lab and in silico protocols, all of which can critically enhance transparency and reproducibility. We think that such efforts are essential to push the boundaries of our knowledge on microbiomes in a concerted, international effort.