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3XEOLFDWLRQ RI )LUVW $FWLRQ 0HWKRGV Any approved method(s) along with supporting manuscript(s) and documentation sent to AOAC Publications after the meeting. AOAC Official Methods number assigned. Method and method manuscript prepared for publication in the Official Methods of Analysis of AOAC INTERNATIONAL and in Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL Updates on methods approved or status changes are published in the Inside Laboratory Management magazine and on the AOAC website
Format for AOAC Official Methods of Analysis
Online Technical Resources Method Development, Optimization & Validation OMA Ͳ Appendix F Ͳ Guidelines for Standard Method Performance Requirements Homogeneity Guide for Writing Methods in AOAC Format Statistics Protocol Review Form OMA Ͳ Appendix D: Guidelines for Collaborative Study Procedures to Validate Characteristics of a Method of Analysis OMA Ͳ Appendix G: Procedures and Guidelines for the Use of AOAC Voluntary Consensus Standards to Evaluate Characteristics of a Method of Analysis OMA Ͳ Appendix I: AOAC INTERNATIONAL Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation of Biological Threat Agent Methods and/or Procedures OMA Ͳ Appendix J: AOAC INTERNATIONAL Methods Committee Guidelines for Validation of Microbiological Methods for Food and Environmental Surfaces OMA Ͳ Appendix K: Guidelines for Dietary Supplements and Botanicals OMA Ͳ Appendix L: AOAC Recommended Guidelines for Stakeholder Panel on Infant Formula and Adult Nutritionals (SPIFAN) SingleͲLaboratory Validation OMA Ͳ Appendix M Ͳ Validation Procedures for Method Review Examples of Statistical Analysis Statistics Manuscript Review Form OMA Ͳ Appendix A: Standard Solutions and Reference Materials OMA Ͳ Appendix D: Guidelines for Collaborative Study Procedures to Validate Characteristics of a Method of Analysis OMA Ͳ Appendix H: Probability of Detection (POD) as a Statistical Model for the Validation of Qualitative Methods Miscellaneous Definition of Terms and Explanatory Notes OMA Ͳ Appendix B: Laboratory Safety OMA Ͳ Appendix E: Laboratory Quality Assurance OMA Ͳ Appendix C: Reference Tables Quantitative Food Allergen ELISA Methods: Community Guidance and Best Practices Safety Checklist
Thelanguageofthemethodshouldbeconciseandcompletelyfreefromambiguity. Concisenessisdesirable,bothtoensureclarityandtosavespace. Wheneverthereisaconflict betweenclarityandstyle,clarityismoreimportant . PresentTenseandImperativeMode Checksentencesthatdonotbeginwithaverbandchangethem,iffeasible,tothe imperativemode(e.g.Pipet10mL...,Stir...,etc.).Exceptionsare:useofadverbmodifier ("Accuratelyweigh..."),prepositionalclause("Forrefinedsugars,use..."),permissive statements("Ferrichydroxidemaybeused..."),andstatementsinthe"Principle"section. Abbreviations MostabbreviationsarethesameasthoseusedbyChemicalAbstracts.Donotuse abbreviationsintitlesandheadings. Seethe DefinitionsofTermsandExplanatoryNotes . RepetitionandRedundancy Eliminaterepetitionandredundancyasfaraspossible;useonlyforemphasis.Donotuse "distilled"withwater,"concentrated"withcommonacids,"95%"withalcohol,or"ACS"with reagentscoveredbyACSspecifications.Theseareunderstoodbydefinition. Terminology, FormulaeandChemicalNames Fornamesofchemicalcompounds,usethespelling,hyphenation,andworddivisiongivenin ChemicalAbstracts. Useanationalpharmacopeiafornamesfordrugs. UseISO nomenclatureforpesticidesandCodexnomenclaturefornamesoffoodadditivesandcolor additives. Consistency Watchforinternalcontradictionsinthetext:volumesthatdonotadduporthatexceedthe capacityofthecontainer;tooabruptatransitionfromoneoperationtoanother(alinemay beomitted);andimpracticalorimpossiblenumbers(e.g.,100gNaCl willnotdissolvein100 mLwater). CrossͲreferences AllnewAOACmethodsshouldbewrittenascompleteandselfͲcontainedaspractical. Do notrefertootherAOACmethods. Ifpartofaprocedureinan Official Method SM istaken frommaterialpreviouslypublishedelsewhere,incorporatethosestepsinthemethodrather thanreferringtheanalysttoanotherpublication. Definitions Thesection"DefinitionofTermsandExplanatoryNotes," Official MethodsofAnalysisof AOACINTERNATIONAL ,isthebasicguidetoconventionsandconsistency. IllustrationsandTables Ifsymbolsareusedonthefigure,includeanexplanationinthecaptionortext. Provide descriptivetitlesfortables. Explainanyobscureheadingsinafootnote. BibliographicReferences Checkallreferencesforaccuracy. UsestandardChemicalAbstractsabbreviationsfor Journal titles. Ingeneralavoidreferencesinmethod. Citebackgroundreferencesinthe "Introduction"or"Discussion"sectionofthecollaborativestudymanuscriptͲͲnotinthe method. Ifpartofaprocedureinan Official Method SM istakenfrommaterialpreviously publishedelsewhere,incorporatethosestepsinthemethodratherthanreferringthe analysttoanotherpublication. Safety All methodsmustbereviewedforsafetyandpotentialhazards. Methodsshould automaticallyincorporatecrossͲreferencestothesafetystatement(s),orpresent questionedconditionstotheattentionoftheCommitteeonSafetyforresolution. Decisionsregardinginclusionofsafetystatementsshouldbepractical,recognizingthat overusewillbeselfͲdefeating. Methodsthatcreatetoxic,obnoxiousorenvironmentallyhazardousfumesandwastes shouldcontainpracticaldirectionsfordisposal. CheckingEditedCopyandProofreading Theauthormustreviewacopyoftheoriginalversionandeditedcopytoensurethatthere hasbeennochangeinmeaning,tocorrecttypographicalerrors,andtoanswerany questionsposedbytheeditor. Theauthormustreviewthetypesetmethodforaccuracy.
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