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TheAOACstyleusedforpreparingmethodsforpublicationinthe
Official
Methodsof
AnalysisofAOACINTERNATIONAL
includesthefollowingessentials:
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Standardizedformatthatfollows theorderoflaboratoryoperations.
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Useoftheimperativemode.
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CrossͲreferencestoidenticalreagents,apparatus,andoperations.
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Useofstandardizeddefinitions,terminology,andstyle.
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Useofacceptedabbreviationsandsimplifications.
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UseofSIunits
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MethodsshouldbewrittenascompleteandselfͲcontainedaspractical.
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NormalityshouldbereferredintermsofMolarity.
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ppmshould bechangedtomg/kgormg/L
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ppbshould bechangedtong/gorng/mL
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pptshould bechangedtopg/gorpg/mL
FORMAT OF AOAC®
OFFICIAL METHODS
of ANALYSIS OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Title:
Includesanalytebeingdetermined,typeof
matrix(matrices),andanalyticaltechnique
usedforanalysis.
Applicability:
Includeslistofmatrix(es)alongwithspecific
matrixtypesandrangeorlimitsof
determinationordetection.
Precautions:
Makesananalystawareofhazardous
materialsusedinanalysis.
DataCollection:
Table(s)thatpresentsperformance
parametersincludingmatricestestedina
collaborativestudy,levelsofanalyte(s),%
recovery,RSD
r
,RSD
R
,s
r
,s
R
,HORRAT,number
ofobservations,etc
Principle:
Explainsscientificpremiseonwhichthe
methodisoperatesspecificallythemechanism
oftheanalysis.
Apparatus:
Liststheequipmentthatrequiresassemblyor
thathasspecifications criticaltothemethod
performance.Describeequipmentintermsof
performancecharacteristics.
Reagents:
Listthereagentswithamountsand
appropriateunitsneededtoconductthe
analysis anddescribethereagentsintermsof
performancecharacteristics.
SampleandTestPortionPreparation:
Describethepreparationofsamplesandthe
testportion.
Determination:
Describestheactualanalysis.
Calculations:
Sectionthatexplainshowtocalculatefinal
results;presentedinaformofequationor
description.
Othersectionsasneeded
REFERENCING
AOAC
®
OFFICIAL METHODS
SM
Whenreferencing
AOAC®Official
Methods
SM
,only
themethodnumbershould beusedasseeninthe
followingexample:
(1)
Official
MethodsofAnalysisofAOACINTERNATIONAL
(2012)19thEd.,AOACINTERNATIONAL,
Gaithersburg,
MD,USA,Official
Method
2008.01
RevisedOctober2013
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2.
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3.
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