2022 AOAC Official Methods Program - General Method Submissions

Official Methods Program - Method Submission

APPLICATION FOR GENERAL METHOD SUBMISSIONS
PRIMARY CONTACT/METHOD AUTHOR AFFILIATION INFORMATION:

Please complete this section. It asks for the contact information of the person whose name and address to whom an invoice should be addresssed. AOAC staff will determine if the application is subject to an application fee and will alert you as part of the processing of this application.
Primary Contact/Method Author Name*

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Primary Contact/Method Author Email*
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Name of Financial Contact (name to go on invoice, if needed)*

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My affiliation currently has the following AOAC Organizational Membership status*

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METHOD SUBMISSION TYPE INFORMATION:
Please indicate the title of the method or manuscript being submitted*
Please indicate method submission type*

New Candidate MethodResubmission of a Candidate Method previously reviewed by an ERPModification or Extension of an OMAFirst Action OMA for Final Action status consideration
Please indicate if the method has been validated, approved, and/or certified by AOAC or an external organization (select all that apply)*

NoneAOAC Performance Tested MethodsAOAC Reviewed and RecognizedAFNORMicroValNMKL/NordValOther
Please indicate the type of validation data being submitted*

Single laboratory validationSingle laboratory validation + additional laboratory(ies)Multi-laboratory study (traditional collaborative study)Less than a single laboratory study
Please indicate if this method and/or the validation data has been published outside of AOAC.*

Unpublished workPublished work in an AOAC pubicationPublished work in a publication outside of AOAC
If published, please include the reference(s)
METHOD SUBMISSION:

Please remember that all submissions must include a formatted method document. This is separate from the manuscript and data information. You will be prompted for this information momentarily. All submissions must be in MS Word format (.doc or .docx). No other format will be accepted.

Depending on the type of method you're submitting, please follow the guidance for what shoudl be included for your method document:
- NEW CANDIDATE METHOD SUBMISSION
- RESUBMISSION OF CANDIDATE METHOD
- MODIFICATION/EXTENSIONS OF OFFICIAL METHODS
- METHODS TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR FINAL ACTION STATUS
FOR NEW CANDIDATE METHOD SUBMISSION: For a method being submitted for the first time, please be sure to submit a formatted method document only.
Please submit your new candidate method document.

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FOR RESUBMISSION OF CANDIDATE METHOD: For a method that is being resubmitted, but not yet adopted, please submit a formatted method; however, please include tracked changes of where the text of the method has changed based on the changes per the resubmission.
Please submit your resubmitted candidate method document with any tracked changes.

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FOR MODIFICATION/EXTENSIONS OF OFFICIAL METHODS: For a method published in the Official Methods of Analysis that has been modified or extended, please submit a copy of the formatted method with tracked changes included to show how the text of the method has changed.
OMA Method Number*
Please indicate briefly, what the change and/or extension is to the method.*
Please submit your method modification or extension document with tracked changes.

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FOR METHODS TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR FINAL ACTION STATUS: For a method being submitted for Final Action status review by the ERP, please submit a copy of the published method along with and tracked changes of where or how the text of the method has been changed to support addressing the Final Action requirements of the ERP/SMPR.

Also, please include any end user feedback on the method's performance since the method was published as First Action Official Methods.

Feedback can include how well the method works, use and/or availabilty of reference materials, etc... Feedback may also include rationale for any method optimization or modifications to any part of the method since its adoption as a First Action status method.
OMA Method Number*
Does the method being proposed incorporate any changes since its First Action status publication?*

YES*NO
If YES, please indicate briefly what the changes to the method.
Please submit your method to be proposed for Final Action status with any tracked changes along with end user feedback on method performance.

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MANUSCRIPT AND RAW DATA FILES SUBMISSION:

The validation report should be formatted into a manuscript. A manuscript provides an orderly approach to reviewing your data. It also makes it easier for your method to enter into the publication process if your method is adopted or approved.

The method manuscript must be formatted according to AOAC format in MS Word format (.doc or .docx). No other format will be accepted. The template and guidance for this information is below. If the method is purported to meet a standard method performance requirements (SMPRs) and/or validation guidance, then be sure to clearly indicate how the method meet the requirements and/or validation guidance.

This information will be reviewed by members of the Committee on Statistics and an assigned AOAC Expert Review Panel. Therefore, this section is asking for both a formatted manuscript submission and raw data files submission.

Method authors may also include an introductory or overview presentation that provides an overview of the method, a summary of the validation study design, summary of the study results and a copy of any relevant Instructions for Use (IFU) documents.
If used, please indicate the AOAC SMPR and/or Validation Guidance used for this study.*
Please upload your draft manuscript.*

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Please upload your raw data files, study designs, presentations, and/or IFUs.

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APPLICATION REVIEW:

Use the checklist below to ensure that you've included all the information needed to submit your method for review.

If you did not complete the Method Safety Checklist. it is not too late. After you have submitted this form, please visit 2023 Official Methods Program - Access to Method Submission Applications to access Section 2 - Method Safety Checklist.
Before you finish, use this checklist to review your submission information.
Thank you very much for submitting your method application. Please allow three (3) to five (5) business days for processing this applications. If you have any questions regarding this application, please do not hesitate to contact Saliha Argubie at sargubie@aoac.org or Deborah McKenzie at dmckenzie@aoac.org.
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Official Methods Program - Method Submission