Encouraging responsible reporting practices in the Instructions to Authors of neuroscience and physiology journals: There is room to improve.

ABSTRACT: Journals can substantially influence the quality of research reports by including responsible reporting practices in their Instructions to Authors. We assessed the extent to which 100 journals in neuroscience and physiology required authors to report methods and results in a rigorous and transparent way. For each journal, Instructions to Authors and any referenced reporting guideline or checklist were downloaded from journal websites. Twenty-two questions were developed to assess how journal Instructions to Authors address fundamental aspects of rigor and transparency in five key reporting areas. Journal Instructions to Authors and all referenced external guidelines and checklists were audited against these 22 questions. Of the full sample of 100 Instructions to Authors, 34 did not referen

SUBMITTER: Diong J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062619 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature