Evaluating guideline and registration policies among neurology journals: a cross-sectional analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neurological disorders have had a substantial rise the last three decades, imposing substantial burdens on both patients and healthcare costs. Consequently, the demand for high-quality research has become crucial for exploring effective treatment options. However, current neurology research has some limitations in terms of transparency, reproducibility, and reporting bias. The adoption of reporting guidelines (RGs) and trial registration policies has been proven to address these issues and improve research quality in other medical disciplines. It is unclear the extent to which these policies are being endorsed by neurology journals. Therefore, our study aims to evaluate the publishing policies of top neurology journals regarding RGs and trial registration.

Methods

SUBMITTER: Tran AV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11376083 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature