- Resource Centre
- Library for health research reporting
- Reporting Guidelines
- Reporting guidelines under development
- Reporting guidelines in other research fields
- Guidance on scientific writing
- Guidance developed by editorial groups
- Medical writers - additional resources
- Research ethics, publication ethics and good practice guidelines
- Development and maintenance of reporting guidelines
- Editorials introducing RGs
- Examples of guidelines for peer reviewers
- Case studies: RG implementation
- Examples of good research reporting
- Presentations
- EQUATOR 'pick'
- Authors of research reports
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- Promote responsible reporting
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- Links
Development of reporting guidelines
At present, there is no handbook on how to develop reporting
guidelines. The EQUATOR Network has initiatied work leading to the development of a robust guidance for reporting
guideline developers.
In February 2010 we published a paper "Guidance for developers of health research reporting guidelines". It draws on the extensive experience in the development of reporting guidelines and offers very practical guidance to the scientists considering the development of new needed guidelines or extending and updating existing guidance.
For more details see: Moher D, Schulz KF, Simera I, Altman DG. Guidance for developers
of health research reporting guidelines. PLoS Med. 2010;7(2):e1000217. [full text] PMID: 20169112
Other useful resources include:
Development methods and experience from the existing guidelines:
Davidoff F, Batalden P, Stevens D, Ogrinc G, Mooney S. Publication guidelines for quality improvement in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project. Qual Saf Health Care 2008 Oct;17 Suppl 1:i3-i9. PMID:18836063
Boutron I, Moher D, Altman DG, Schulz K, Ravaud P, for the CONSORT
group. Methods and Processes of the CONSORT Group: Example of an
Extension for Trials Assessing Nonpharmacologic Treatments. Ann Intern
Med. 2008:W60-W67.
PMID: 18283201
Hopewell S, Clarke M, Moher D, Wager E, Middleton P, Altman DG, Schulz
KF and the CONSORT Group (2008) CONSORT for reporting randomized
controlled trials in journal and conference abstracts: explanation and
elaboration. PLoS Med 5(1): e20. doi:10.1371/journal. pmed.0050020.
PMID: 18215107
Simera I, Altman DG, Moher D, Schulz KF, Hoey J. Guidelines for
reporting health research: the EQUATOR network's survey of guideline
authors. PLoS Med 2008 Jun 24;5(6):e139. PMID: 18578566
von Elm E, Altman DG, Egger M, Pocock SJ, Gotzsche PC, Vandenbroucke JP. The
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE)
Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies. PLoS Med 2007;
4(10):e296.
PMID: 17941714
Altman DG & Moher D. [Developing guidelines for reporting healthcare research: scientific rationale and procedures]. Medicina Clinica, 2005;125 (Suppl 1): 8-13.
PMID: 16464421
Websites
STARD Statement - see 'History of STARD'CONSORT Statement - see 'History'
Other useful literature:
Hasson F, Keeney S, McKenna H. Research guidelines for the Delphi survey technique. J Adv Nurs 2000 Oct;32(4):1008-15. PMID:11095242
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