
ARQAT Attributions
ARQAT Attributions
ARQAT
Proper attribution for TREATS and TREATS-RG
Primary Reference for the original TREATS
Reven, M. E., Bowles, E. J., Audia, D. D., Cohen, M. M., Joswiak, D. J., Kurkas Lee, B. A.,
May-Fitzgerald, A. C., Peppers-Citizen, M., Resnick, J. A., Tomaino, J. M., & Unger, B.
J. (2024). Quality appraisal of research reporting for aromatherapy and essential oil
studies in humans: Proposed checklist for “Transparent reporting for essential oil and
aroma therapeutic studies”. Journal of Integrative and Complementary Medicine,
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/jicm.2023.0006
Optional for TREATS and writing about TREATS
Unger, B., Reven, M., & Resnick, J. (2023). Developing ARQAT (aromatic research quality
appraisal taskforce) and a new era of aromatic research reporting. The International
Journal of Professional and Holistic Aromatherapy, 12(2), 48 – 52.
Reven, M. E., Bowles, E. J., Peppers-Citizen, M., May-Fitzgerald, A. C., Audia, D. D., Cohen,
M. M., Joswiak, D. J., Kurkas Lee, B. A., Resnick, J. A., Tomaino, J. M., & Unger, B. J.
(2022). A quest for quality reporting in aromatic research: 2022 white paper (p. 54)
[White Paper]. Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce ARQAT.
https://www.arqat.org/the-white-paper
Proper Attribution for TREATS-RG
Reven, M. E., Bowles, E. J., Ablard, K., Peppers-Citizen, M., May-Fitzgerald, A., Joswiak, D., &
Unger, B. (2025). Essential criteria for reporting of aromatherapy-focused research in
humans: An international Delphi consensus study protocol. PLOS ONE, 20(3), e0318379.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0318379
Proper Attribution for the White Paper
Reven, M. E., Bowles, E. J., Peppers-Citizen, M., May-Fitzgerald, A. C., Audia, D. D., Cohen,
M. M., Joswiak, D. J., Kurkas Lee, B. A., Resnick, J. A., Tomaino, J. M., & Unger, B. J.
(2022). A quest for quality reporting in aromatic research: 2022 white paper (p. 54)
[White Paper]. Aromatic Research Quality Appraisal Taskforce ARQAT.
https://www.arqat.org/the-white-paper
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