A plain publication about trustworthy numbers

Last updated 13 October 2026

Benchmark Journal is an independent editorial resource about quality in analytical laboratories. It publishes one kind of thing: plain-language reference guides that explain how a laboratory shows its results can be relied on, with the arithmetic shown so that a reader can check it.

Why it exists

The practices that stand behind a reliable measurement are well established and openly standardised: comparison with other laboratories, control materials, calibration, and honest statements of uncertainty. They are mostly described in documents written for specialists. This resource explains them for everyone else.

How the guides are written

• Standards named. Where a guide leans on a published standard, the standard is identified so that the reader can go to the source.
• Invented data, labelled as such. Worked examples use made-up figures chosen to make a point clearly. They never describe a real laboratory, scheme or material.
• No recommendations. The guides do not name, rank or compare laboratories, providers or products.
• Corrections welcome. If a figure or a statement is wrong, write to the editor and it will be checked and corrected.

What it is not

Benchmark Journal is not a laboratory, a scheme provider, an accreditation body or a consultancy. It tests nothing and certifies nothing. For requirements that apply to a specific laboratory, the relevant standard and accreditation body are the authority.

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