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The EQUATOR Library for Health Research Reporting was updated on 8th January 2010. The following new reporting guidelines were added:

Experimental studies

Adjudication committees in clinical trials
Dechartres A, Boutron I, Roy C, Ravaud P. Inadequate planning and reporting of adjudication committees in clinical trials: recommendation proposal. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 Jul;62(7):695-702. PMID: 19135860

Stock-Schroer B, Albrecht H, Betti L, Endler PC, Linde K, Ludtke R, et al. Reporting experiments in homeopathic basic research (REHBaR)--a detailed guideline for authors. Homeopathy 2009 Oct;98(4):287-98. PMID: 19945681
Note (by EQUATOR team): The article incorrectly states that the CONSORT Statement was updated twice - in 2001 and 2005; CONSORT was only updated once in 2001, new update is forthcoming in 2010.

Qualitative research

Blignault I, Ritchie J. Revealing the wood and the trees: reporting qualitative research. Health Promot J Austr 2009 Aug;20(2):140-5. PMID: 19642963

Other reporting guidelines

Good publication practice for pharmaceutical companies
Graf C, Battisti WP, Bridges D, Bruce-Winkler V, Conaty JM, Ellison JM, Field EA, Gurr JA, Marx ME, Patel M, Sanes-Miller C, Yarker YE, and for the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals. Good publication practice for communicating company sponsored medical research: the GPP2 guidelines. BMJ 2009; 339: b4330. PMID: 19946142
GPP2 replace GPP  [Wager et al. 2003; PMID: 128147]

Standardised patient research reports in the medical education literature
Howley L, Szauter K, Perkowski L, Clifton M, McNaughton N. Quality of standardised patient research reports in the medical education literature: review and recommendations. Med Educ 2008 Apr;42(4):350-8.
PMID: 18298448

Adjudication committees in clinical trials
Dechartres A, Boutron I, Roy C, Ravaud P. Inadequate planning and reporting of adjudication committees in clinical trials: recommendation proposal. J Clin Epidemiol 2009 Jul;62(7):695-702. PMID: 19135860

Guidance developed by editorial groups

COPE retraction guidelines
Wager E, Barbour V, Yentis S, Kleinert S. Retractions: guidance from the Committee on Publication Ethics. J Crit Care 2009 Dec;24(4):620-2. PMID:19931155