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Examples of editorials introducing reporting guidelines
Journal editors play an important role in ensuring the high quality of research publications, which includes completeness, transparency and accuracy of research reports. The following editorials explain the importance of reporting guidelines and promote their use.
| Editorial relates to the following reporting guideline | References including PMID |
|---|---|
| CONSORT - randomised controlled trials |
Bossuyt PM. Better standards for better reporting of RCTs. BMJ 2001; 322(7298):1317-1318. Heddle NM, Ness P. Clinical research design and reporting: always room for improvement! Transfusion 2007; 47(1):2-3. Kaplan R, Trudeau K, Davidson K. Editorial: New policy on reports of randomized clinical trials. Annals of Behavioral Medicine 2004; 27(2):81 Levin A. Reporting standards and the transparency of trials. Ann Intern Med 2001; 134(2):169-172. Moss RL, Grosfeld JL. A new standard for reporting clinical research in the Journal of Pediatric Surgery. J Pediatr Surg 2006; Journal-of-Pediatric-Surgery. 2006; 41:1-6. Turpin DL. CONSORT and QUOROM guidelines for reporting randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2005; 128(6):681-685. Uhlig, Menon, Schmid. Recommendations for Reporting of Clinical Research Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49(1):3-7. |
| STARD - diagnostic accuracy studies |
Knottnerus JA, Tugwell P. The standards for reporting of diagnostic accuracy. J Clin Epidemiol 2003; 56(11):1029. Rennie D. Improving Reports of Studies of Diagnostic Tests: The STARD Initiative. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 2003; 289(1):89-90. Uhlig, Menon, Schmid. Recommendations for Reporting of Clinical Research Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49(1):3-7. |
| QUOROM - systematic reviews |
Many Reviews Are Systematic but Some Are More Transparent and Completely Reported than Others. Plos Medicine 2007; 4(3):e147. Uhlig, Menon, Schmid. Recommendations for Reporting of Clinical Research Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49(1):3-7. Turpin DL. CONSORT and QUOROM guidelines for reporting randomized clinical trials and systematic reviews. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2005; 128(6):681-685. Williams C. QUOROM--another step forwards. Ann Oncol 2000; 11(8):921-922. |
| REMARK - tumour marker prognostic studies | Alonzo TA. Standards for reporting prognostic tumor marker studies. J Clin Oncol 2005; 23(36):9053-9054. PMID: 16301590 |
| STROBE - observational studies in epidemiology |
Uhlig, Menon, Schmid. Recommendations for Reporting of Clinical Research Studies. American Journal of Kidney Diseases 2007; 49(1):3-7. von Elm E, Egger M. The scandal of poor epidemiological research. BMJ 2004; 329(7471):868-869. |
Other editorials of interest that relate to reporting issues include:
- Altman DG. Poor-quality medical research - What can journals do? Jama-Journal of the American Medical Association 2002; 287(21):2765-2767.
PMID: 12038906
- Laine C, Goodman SN, Griswold ME, Sox HC. Reproducible research: moving toward research the public can really trust. Ann Intern Med 2007; 146(6):450-453. PMID: 17339612
- Laine C, Horton R, DeAngelis CD, Drazen JM, Frizelle FA, Godlee F, et al. Clinical Trial Registration: Looking Back and Moving Ahead. Ann Intern Med. 2007 Aug 21;147(4):275-7. PMID: 17548404
- Morris C. The EQUATOR Network: promoting the transparent and accurate reporting of research. Dev Med Child Neurol 2008 Oct;50(10):723. PMID: 18834380
- Moher D. Guidelines for reporting health care research: advancing the clarity and transparency of scientific reporting. Can J Anaesth 2009 Feb;56(2):96-101. PMID:19247756
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