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Library for health research reporting

The Library contains a comprehensive searchable database of reporting guidelines and also links to other resources relevant to research reporting.

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Reporting guidelines for main study types

Randomised trials CONSORT Extensions
Observational studies STROBE Extensions
Systematic reviews PRISMA Extensions
Study protocols SPIRIT PRISMA-P
Diagnostic/prognostic studies STARD TRIPOD
Case reports CARE Extensions
Clinical practice guidelines AGREE RIGHT
Qualitative research SRQR COREQ
Animal pre-clinical studies ARRIVE
Quality improvement studies SQUIRE
Economic evaluations CHEERS

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EQUATOR highlights

20/01/2020 - Is our UK Centre’s Publication School changing practice?

After 5 years of delivering its Publication School, our UK EQUATOR Centre is evaluating the effects of this education initiative on authors’ lives and practice. The UK EQUATOR Centre’s Publication School is designed to support early-career researchers and students in … Read More

13/06/2019 - REWARD | EQUATOR Conference 2020

The next REWARD | EQUATOR Conference will take place in Berlin, Germany, from 20-22 February 2020. Hosted by the QUEST Center at the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) the conference will focus on ‘Sharing Strategies for Research Improvement: Challenges and opportunities for Read More

Interesting videos

Spin: misinterpretation of study results

Quinn Grundy presented, in the Peer Review Congress in 2017, a systematic review and meta-analysis on the prevalence of spin in medical literature: practices that can distort the interpretation of research results and can be misleading. Watch here!

Quinn Grundy presenting at the 8th International Congress on Peer Review and Scientific Publication   Photo by Ted Grudzinski

Reporting guidelines endorsement on journals

In this short video, Melissa K. Sharp, a MiRoR student and EQUATOR visiting fellow, explains the importance of reporting guidelines. Watch here! Sharp has just published her research on the endorsement rates of STROBE by medical journals. Read the report here!

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Exploring the endorsement of STROBE and its extensions by journals

17/01/2019

In a previous post detailing my time with the EQUATOR Network, I spoke about my work on the STrengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) statement. STROBE is one of the original “core” reporting guidelines which provides guidance … Read More