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molcell-star-methods
Use to build Molecular Cell's mandatory STAR Methods — the Key Resources Table, the Resource Availability subsections, Experimental Model and Subject Details, Method Details, and Quantification and Statistical Analysis, in the required order and with the reagent transparency Molecular Cell reviewers demand.
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# STAR Methods (molcell-star-methods)
## When to trigger
- The manuscript has a free-text Methods section (Molecular Cell requires STAR Methods).
- There is no **Key Resources Table**, or reagents lack identifiers/RRIDs/catalog numbers.
- The **Resource Availability** block is missing one of its required subsections.
- Statistics are scattered in legends with no consolidated analysis section.
**STAR Methods = Structured, Transparent, Accessible Reporting.** It is a Cell Press signature and is **mandatory** at Molecular Cell. Because Molecular Cell papers live or die on reagent- and construct-level detail, this is the single most scrutinized methods deliverable.
## Mandatory STAR Methods structure (exact order)
1. **Key Resources Table (KRT)**