Collaborative initiative involving 28 rehabilitation and disability journals

28 major rehabilitation and disability journals have joined together in a collaborative initiative to enhance research reporting standards through adoption of reporting guidelines. The initiative requires authors to use relevant reporting guidelines when preparing their manuscripts for submission to any one of the 28 journals involved in the initiative. Reviewers will also be asked to use reporting guidelines when peer reviewing submitted manuscripts. It is hoped that by joining together the quality of research reports, spanning all 28 major rehabilitation and disability journals, will be improved enabling easier evaluation and better clinical applicability.

Editorials
Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Am J Occup Ther. 2014; 68(2):127-129. PMID: 24581397

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2014; 93(4):279-281. PMID: 24642689

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014; 95(3):415-417. PMID: 24559651

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Clin Rehabil. 2014;28(4):315-318. PMID: 24599637

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: Mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Disabil Health J. 2014;7(2):131-3. PMID: 24680040

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Int J Rehabil Res. 2014. Jun;37(2):103-4. PMID: 24710152

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. J Neurol Phys Ther. 2014; 38(2):101-103.

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014 Apr;44(4):228-30. PMID: 24684193

[No authors listed] Reprint of: Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: Mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Man Ther. 2014;19(2):87-9. PMID: 24703585

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. OTJR (Thorofare N J). 2014; 34(2):58-60. PMID: 24673377

Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. Phys Ther. 2014;94(4):446-8. PMID: 24692536

Participating editors and journals
Sharon A. Gutman, PhD, OTR
American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Walter R. Frontera, MD, PhD
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Leighton Chan, MD, MPH, and Allen W. Heinemann, PhD,
ABBR
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Helene J. Polatajko, PhD, OT(C)
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Derick T. Wade, MD
Clinical Rehabilitation

Suzanne McDermott, PhD, and Margaret A. Turk, MD
Disability and Health Journal

Stefano Negrini, MD
European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Steven Vogel, DO(Hon)
The International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine

Crt Marincek, MD, PhD
International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

M. Solomonow, PhD, MD(hon)
Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Paolo Bonato, PhD
Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Edelle [Edee] Field-Fote, PT, PhD
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy

Guy G. Simoneau, PhD, PT
Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports PhysicalTherapy (JOSPT)

Mark Elkins, PhD, MHSc, BA, BPhty
Journal of Physiotherapy

Stacieann C. Yuhasz, PhD
Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Bengt H. Sjolund, MD, DMSc
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Carl G. Mattacola, PhD, ATC
Journal of Sport Rehabilitation

Ann Moore, PhD, and Gwendolen Jull, PhD
Manual Therapy

Randolph J. Nudo, PhD
Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Kathleen Matuska, PhD, OTR/L
OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health

Ann F. Van Sant, PT, PhD
Pediatric Physical Therapy

Greg Carter, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Rebecca L. Craik, PT, PhD
Physical Therapy

Dina Brooks, PhD
Physiotherapy Canada

Stuart M. Weinstein, MD
PM&R

Elaine L. Miller, PhD, RN
Rehabilitation Nursing

Elliot J. Roth, MD
Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Dilsad Sindel, MD
Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation