eLabFTW as an Open Science tool to improve the quality and translation of preclinical research

Abstract

Reports of non-replicable research demand new methods of research data management. Electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) are suggested as tools to improve the documentation of research data and make them universally accessible. In a self-guided approach, we introduced the open-source ELN eLabFTW into our lab group and, after using it for a while, think it is a useful tool to overcome hurdles in ELN introduction by providing a combination of properties making it suitable for small preclinical labs, like ours. We set up our instance of eLabFTW, without any further programming needed. Our efforts to embrace open data approach by introducing an ELN fits well with other institutional organized ELN initiatives in academic research.

Sharing is Caring: Guidelines for Sharing in the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) Chemotion as applied by a Synthesis‐oriented Working Group**

“…In the recent years, many electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) were developed providing solutions to document and store experiments in a systematic manner [15,16] . There are many generic ELNs, like LabFolder, [17] RSpace, [18] or eLabFTW [19,20] but also specific systems for chemistry [21,22] exist which support essential needs such as the processing of chemical structures, [23] thus making the reactions and obtained molecules machine‐readable. Examples for such chemistry‐specific ELNs which are available as an open source are LabTrove, [24–26] Indigo ELN, [27,28] and Open Enventory [29–31] …”

Sharing is Caring: Guidelines for Sharing in the Electronic Laboratory Notebook (ELN) Chemotion as applied by a Synthesis-oriented Working Group

“…In the recent years, many electronic laboratory notebooks (ELNs) were developed providing solutions to document and store experiments in a systematic manner. [15,16] There are many generic ELNs, like LabFolder [17] , RSpace [18] , or eLabFTW [19,20] but also specific systems for chemistry [21,22] exist which support essential needs such as the processing of chemical structures [23] , thus making the reactions and obtained molecules machine-readable. Examples for such chemistry-specific ELNs which are available as an open source are LabTrove [24][25][26] , Indigo ELN [27,28] , and Open Enventory.…”