RT Journal Article T1 Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology. A1 Björndahl, Lars A1 Barratt, Christopher L R A1 Mortimer, David A1 Agarwal, Ashok A1 Aitken, Robert J A1 Alvarez, Juan G A1 Aneck-Hahn, Natalie A1 Arver, Stefan A1 Baldi, Elisabetta A1 Bassas, Lluís A1 Boitrelle, Florence A1 Bornman, Riana A1 Carrell, Douglas T A1 Castilla, José A A1 Cerezo Parra, Gerardo A1 Check, Jerome H A1 Cuasnicu, Patricia S A1 Darney, Sally Perreault A1 de Jager, Christiaan A1 De Jonge, Christopher J A1 Drevet, Joël R A1 Drobnis, Erma Z A1 Du Plessis, Stefan S A1 Eisenberg, Michael L A1 Esteves, Sandro C A1 Evgeni, Evangelini A A1 Ferlin, Alberto A1 Garrido, Nicolas A1 Giwercman, Aleksander A1 Goovaerts, Ilse G F A1 Haugen, Trine B A1 Henkel, Ralf A1 Henningsohn, Lars A1 Hofmann, Marie-Claude A1 Hotaling, James M A1 Jedrzejczak, Piotr A1 Jouannet, Pierre A1 Jørgensen, Niels A1 Kirkman Brown, Jackson C A1 Krausz, Csilla A1 Kurpisz, Maciej A1 Kvist, Ulrik A1 Lamb, Dolores J A1 Levine, Hagai A1 Loveland, Kate L A1 McLachlan, Robert I A1 Mahran, Ali A1 Maree, Liana A1 Martins da Silva, Sarah A1 Mbizvo, Michael T A1 Meinhardt, Andreas A1 Menkveld, Roelof A1 Mortimer, Sharon T A1 Moskovtsev, Sergey A1 Muller, Charles H A1 Munuce, Maria José A1 Muratori, Monica A1 Niederberger, Craig A1 O'Flaherty, Cristian A1 Oliva, Rafael A1 Ombelet, Willem A1 Pacey, Allan A A1 Palladino, Michael A A1 Ramasamy, Ranjith A1 Ramos, Liliana A1 Rives, Nathalie A1 Roldan, Eduardo Rs A1 Rothmann, Susan A1 Sakkas, Denny A1 Salonia, Andrea A1 Sánchez-Pozo, Maria Cristina A1 Sapiro, Rosanna A1 Schlatt, Stefan A1 Schlegel, Peter N A1 Schuppe, Hans-Christian A1 Shah, Rupin A1 Skakkebæk, Niels E A1 Teerds, Katja A1 Toskin, Igor A1 Tournaye, Herman A1 Turek, Paul J A1 van der Horst, Gerhard A1 Vazquez-Levin, Monica A1 Wang, Christina A1 Wetzels, Alex A1 Zeginiadou, Theodosia A1 Zini, Armand K1 andrology K1 basic semen examination K1 journal requirements K1 laboratory training K1 patient security K1 quality control K1 reproducibility K1 reproductive medicine K1 science development K1 standardized laboratory procedures AB Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications. This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen examination. Recently two concordant documents have been published: the 6th edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, and the International Standard ISO 23162:2021. With these tools, we propose that authors should be instructed to follow these laboratory methods in order to publish studies in peer-reviewed journals, preferable by using a checklist as suggested in an Appendix to this article. YR 2022 FD 2022 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19793 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/19793 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 5, 2025