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There is no reliable evidence that providing authors with customized article templates including items from reporting guidelines improves completeness of reporting: the GoodReports randomized trial (GRReaT)

Abstract:: Background: Although medical journals endorse reporting guidelines, authors often struggle to find and use the right one for their study type and topic. The UK EQUATOR Centre developed the GoodReports website to direct authors to appropriate guidance. Pilot data suggested that authors did not improve their manuscripts when advised to use a particular reporting guideline by GoodReports.org at journal submission stage. User feedback suggested the checklist format of most reporting guidelines do...
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Struthers, C., Harwood, J., de Beyer, J. A., Logullo, P., & Collins, G. S. (2025). There is no reliable evidence that providing authors with customized article templates including items from reporting guidelines improves completeness of reporting: the GoodReports randomized trial (GRReaT). BMC Medical Research Methodology, 25(1).

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Struthers, C., et al. “There Is No Reliable Evidence That Providing Authors with Customized Article Templates Including Items from Reporting Guidelines Improves Completeness of Reporting: the GoodReports Randomized Trial (GRReaT).” BMC Medical Research Methodology, vol. 25, no. 1, BioMed Central, 2025.

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Struthers, C, J Harwood, JA de Beyer, P Logullo, and GS Collins. 2025. “There Is No Reliable Evidence That Providing Authors with Customized Article Templates Including Items from Reporting Guidelines Improves Completeness of Reporting: the GoodReports Randomized Trial (GRReaT).” BMC Medical Research Methodology 25 (1).
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+ Struthers, C More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDORMS
Sub department:: Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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+ Harwood, J More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDORMS
Sub department:: Centre for Statistics in Medicine
Role:: Author

+ de Beyer, JA More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDORMS
Sub department:: Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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+ Logullo, P More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDORMS
Sub department:: Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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+ Collins, GS More by this author

Institution:: University of Oxford
Division:: MSD
Department:: NDORMS
Sub department:: Centre for Statistics in Medicine
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Publisher:: BioMed Central
Journal:: BMC Medical Research Methodology More from this journal
Volume:: 25
Issue:: 1
Article number:: 71
Publication date:: 2025-03-14
Acceptance date:: 2025-02-24
DOI:: 10.1186/s12874-025-02518-0
EISSN:: 1471-2288

Language:: English
Keywords:: Reporting guidelines

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Deposit date:: 2025-03-14

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