The Use of Reporting Guidelines in Rheumatology: A Cross-Sectional Study of Over 850 Manuscripts Published in 5 Major Rheumatology Journals
Authors' conclusion
The limited use of reporting guidelines appears counterintuitive, considering that guidelines are promoted by journals and are intended to help authors report relevant information.
Study context
- Population
- Research articles published in 5 high-performance rheumatology-focused journals in 2019manuscripts, 5 journals
- Participants
- 895 participants
- Outcome
- Use of 16 EQUATOR Network-related reporting guidelines; advisable use rate (articles using a guideline / articles for which the guideline was advised)
Methodological detailsdescriptive statistics
- Descriptive statistics
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Reporting guideline use
- Guideline use deemed advisable
- 693 (77%)
- Articles using reporting guidelines
- 50
- Guideline use, % of total articles
- 5.6%
- Guideline use, % of articles for which guidelines advised
- 7.2% (95% CI 5-9)
- Advisable use rate across journals, any guideline
- 0.03 to 0.10
- Advisable use rate across journals, CONSORT
- 0 to 0.26
- Advisable use rate across journals, STROBE
- 0.01 to 0.07
- Advisable use rate across journals, PRISMA
- 0 to 0.8
- Advisable use rate across journals, ARRIVE
- 0 to 0.14
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
The Use of Reporting Guidelines in Rheumatology: A Cross-Sectional Study of Over 850 Manuscripts Published in 5 Major Rheumatology Journals. J Rheumatol. Published 15 January 2023. doi:10.
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