Ethics, policy, and legislation

Maximilian Andreas Storz, Elizabeth Dean. Status of animal experimentation in nutrition and dietetic research: Policies of 100 leading journals and new approach methodologies. Accountability in Research. 2025;32(8):1545-1563. doi:10.1080/08989621.2024.2398104

John J. Pippin, Jarrod Bailey, Mark Kennedy, et al. Institutional animal care and use committees and the challenges of evaluating animal research proposals. Research Integrity and Peer Review. 2025;10(1):11. doi:10.1186/s41073-025-00169-9

Sarah A Carratt, Christina L Zuch de Zafra, Elias Oziolor, et al. An industry perspective on the FDA Modernization Act 2.0/3.0: potential next steps for sponsors to reduce animal use in drug development. Toxicological Sciences. 2025;203(1):28-34. doi:10.1093/toxsci/kfae122

Tessel B. Wijne, Wouter P. C. Boon, Anne S. Kienhuis, Ellen H. M. Moors, Jarno Hoekman. Pursuing societal impact in research projects on NAM development: An analysis of routes to impact. NAM Journal. 2025;1:100050. doi:10.1016/j.namjnl.2025.100050

Jimin Liu, Xiang Zai, Xiaqing Tian, Jiaxuan Li, Shipeng Yan, Taiyi Wang. Practical implementation and impact of the 4R principles in ethnopharmacology: Pursuing a more humane approach to research. Frontiers in Pharmacology. 2025;16. doi:10.3389/fphar.2025.1543316

Ruxandra Malina Petrescu-Mag, Mathieu Vinken, Dacinia Crina Petrescu. Mapping the ethical and sustainable transition in toxicology: a bibliometric analysis and a review of new approach methodologies. Archives of Toxicology. 2025. doi:10.1007/s00204-025-04209-7

Andrew S. Robertson, Nahid Latif, Imein Bousnina, et al. Accelerating adoption of new approach methodologies in regulatory decision making: an industry perspective. Nature Reviews Drug Discovery. 2025;24(6):401-402. doi:10.1038/d41573-025-00038-6

Natalie Anderson, Rachel Smith. Rethinking the Three Rs: Growing Momentum Toward a New Gold Standard in Australian Research. Alternatives to Laboratory Animals. 2024;52(4):224-231. doi:10.1177/02611929241259117

Patricia Frías-Álvarez, Gustavo Ortiz-Millán. Use of animals for scientific and educational purposes by Mexican institutions. Gaceta Médica de México. 2024;160(2):212-220. https://www.gacetamedicademexico.com/frame_eng.php?id=935.

Katharina Ameli, Stephanie Krämer. Transforming Culture: a Culture of Care in Animal Research. 2024. doi:10.1163/15685306-bja10213