A survey exploring biomedical editors' perceptions of editorial interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Background: Improving the completeness of reporting of biomedical research is essential for improving its usability. For this reason, hundreds of reporting guidelines have been created in the last few decades but adherence to these remains suboptimal. This survey aims to inform future evaluations of interventions to improve adherence to reporting guidelines. In particular, it gathers editors' perceptions of a range of interventions at various stages in the editorial process.   Methods: We surveyed biomedical journal editors that were knowledgeable about this topic. The questionnaire included open and closed questions that explored (i) the current practice of their journals, (ii) their perceptions of the ease of implementation and the potential effectiveness of different inter

SUBMITTER: Blanco D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6880264 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature