Does journal endorsement of reporting guidelines influence the completeness of reporting of health research? A systematic review protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

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 report

SUBMITTER: Shamseer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3482392 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature