Bjorndahl, LarsBarratt, Christopher L.R.Mortimer, DavidAgarwal, AshokAitken, Robert J.Alvarez, Juan G.Aneck-Hahn, Natalie HildegardArver, StefanBaldi, ElisabettaBassas, LluisBoitrelle, FlorenceBornman, Maria S. (Riana)Carrell, Douglas T.Castilla, Jose A.Cerezo ParraParra, Gerardo CerezoCheck, Jerome H.Cuasnicu, Patricia S.Darney, Sally PerreaultDe Jager, ChristiaanDe Jonge, Christopher J.Drevet, Joel R.Drobnis, Erma Z.Du Plessis, Stefan S.Eisenberg, Michael L.Esteves, Sandro C.Evgeni, Evangelini A.Ferlin, AlbertoGarrido, NicolasGiwercman, AleksanderGoovaerts, Ilse G.F.Haugen, Trine B.Henkel, RalfHenningsohn, LarsHofmann, Marie-ClaudeHotaling, James M.Jedrzejczak, PiotrJouannet, PierreJorgensen, NielsKirkman Brown, Jackson C.Krausz, CsillaKurpisz, MaciejKvist, UlrikLamb, Dolores J.Levine, HagaiLoveland, Kate L.McLachlan, Robert, I.Mahran, AliMaree, LianaDa Silva, Sarah MartinsMbizvo, Michael T.Meinhardt, AndreasMenkveld, RoelofMortimer, Sharon T.Moskovtsev, SergeyMuller, Charles H.Jose Munuce, MariaMuratori, MonicaNiederberger, CraigO'Flaherty, CristianOliva, RafaelOmbelet, WillemPacey, Allan A.Palladino, Michael A.Ramasamy, RanjithRamos, LilianaRives, NathalieRoldan, Eduardo RsRothmann, SusanSakkas, DennySalonia, AndreaSanchez-Pozo, Maria CristinaSapiro, RosannaSchlatt, StefanSchlegel, Peter N.Schuppe, Hans-ChristianShah, RupinSkakkebaek, Niels E.Teerds, KatjaToskin, IgorTournaye, HermanTurek, Paul J.Van der Horst, GerhardVazquez-Levin, MonicaWang, ChristinaWetzels, AlexZeginiadou, TheodosiaZini, Armand2023-08-112023-08-112022-10Standards in semen examination : publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology', Human Reproduction, vol. 37, no. 11, pp. 2497-2502, doi : 10.1093/humrep/deac189.0268-1161 (print)1460-2350 (online)10.1093/humrep/deac189http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91876DATA AVAILABILITY : No new data were generated or included in the manuscript.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.en© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).ReproducibilityBasic semen examinationStandardized laboratory proceduresAndrologyReproductive medicineLaboratory trainingQuality controlPatient securityScience developmentJournal requirementsArticle