Title |
Does journal endorsement of reporting guidelines influence the completeness of reporting of health research? A systematic review protocol
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Published in |
Systematic Reviews, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/2046-4053-1-24 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Larissa Shamseer, Adrienne Stevens, Becky Skidmore, Lucy Turner, Douglas G Altman, Allison Hirst, John Hoey, Anita Palepu, Iveta Simera, Kenneth Schulz, David Moher |
Abstract |
Reporting of health research is often inadequate and incomplete. Complete and transparent reporting is imperative to enable readers to assess the validity of research findings for use in healthcare and policy decision-making. To this end, many guidelines, aimed at improving the quality of health research reports, have been developed for reporting a variety of research types. Despite efforts, many reporting guidelines are underused. In order to increase their uptake, evidence of their effectiveness is important and will provide authors, peer reviewers and editors with an important resource for use and implementation of pertinent guidance. The objective of this study was to assess whether endorsement of reporting guidelines by journals influences the completeness of reporting of health studies. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Belgium | 2 | 4% |
Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
Australia | 1 | 2% |
United States | 1 | 2% |
Croatia | 1 | 2% |
Unknown | 50 | 88% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Researcher | 8 | 14% |
Student > Master | 8 | 14% |
Other | 6 | 11% |
Librarian | 5 | 9% |
Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 9% |
Other | 18 | 32% |
Unknown | 7 | 12% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
---|---|---|
Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 46% |
Social Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 4 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
Psychology | 3 | 5% |
Other | 6 | 11% |
Unknown | 10 | 18% |