Pharmacology Paper Checker
Validate pharmacology manuscripts for INN drug naming, dose-response reporting, ethics compliance, statistical standards, and leading pharmacology journal requirements.
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Pharmacology publishing requirements
Pharmacology papers must follow specific conventions for drug nomenclature, statistical reporting, and ethics compliance. Drugs must be referred to by their International Nonproprietary Names (INN) on first mention. In vitro and in vivo studies have distinct reporting standards, and animal studies must follow ARRIVE guidelines. Key pharmacology journals (British Journal of Pharmacology, Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics) follow the Alexander et al. guide to pharmacology nomenclature and require explicit statistical reporting. Our checker validates pharmacology manuscript conventions.
Pharmacology-specific checks
INN drug naming
Check that drugs are identified by International Nonproprietary Names on first use.
ARRIVE guidelines
Validate animal study reporting against ARRIVE 2.0 requirements.
Dose reporting
Verify doses are reported in standard units (mg/kg, µM) with route of administration.
Statistical analysis
Check that n values, statistical tests, and measures of variation are reported.
Ethics statement
Confirm animal or human ethics approval declarations are present.
Vehicle controls
Flag missing vehicle control description for in vitro studies.
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INN nomenclature
Drugs identified by international nonproprietary names.
Ethics approval
Animal or human ethics committee approval declared.
Statistical reporting
n values, tests, and variation measures specified.
Dose units
Doses reported in standard units with route of administration.
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PhD Candidate, UFPE
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Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
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Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
I use it to review my students' papers. It instantly highlights typos, missing references, and unclear sections, helping me focus my feedback on the quality of the research instead of surface errors.
Ilyass
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, ÉTS Montréal
I relied on it throughout my thesis to strengthen my writing. It suggested clearer phrasing, improved flow between sections, and ensured my references were complete before the final deadline.
Manon
Master's Student in Speech Therapy
I write research in both Portuguese and English, and it adapts perfectly to either language. It provided precise feedback in Portuguese, helping me maintain academic tone and consistency across my drafts.
Afonso
PhD Candidate, UFPE
It gave excellent advice on how to rephrase and present ideas more clearly and concisely. The suggestions helped me refine my arguments and make my research more impactful.
Félix
Postdoc Researcher, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology
A round of suggestions helped to generally refine the text of my paper and, moreover, to present some of its key points in a more focused form.
Oleg
Professor, Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Frequently asked questions
Use International Nonproprietary Names (INN) for all drugs, with the trade name in parentheses on first mention if needed. INN names are assigned by the WHO and are the standard in all major pharmacology journals.
Yes: most pharmacology journals require ARRIVE 2.0 compliance for in vivo studies. This includes reporting animal housing conditions, randomization, blinding, sample size calculation, and primary outcomes pre-specified.