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How to publish a research paper: reporting guidelines November, 15, 2014

How to publish a research paper: reporting guidelines November, 15, 2014. Janna Friedly M.D. Assistant Professor University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Associate Director, Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (CECORC). Disclosures.

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How to publish a research paper: reporting guidelines November, 15, 2014

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  1. How to publish a research paper: reporting guidelines November, 15, 2014 Janna Friedly M.D. Assistant Professor University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Associate Director, Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center (CECORC)

  2. Disclosures • Financial: None • Other: Associate Editor for Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

  3. background Completeness of reporting of RCTs is not optimal Use of mandatory reporting guidelines improves completeness Fraud in reporting is still an issue Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Nov Consolidated standards of reporting trials (CONSORT) and the completeness of reporting of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) published in medical journals. Turner et. al.

  4. ELEVATING THE QUALITY OF DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION RESEARCH: MANDATORY USE OF THE REPORTING GUIDELINES Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014;95(3):415–17.

  5. Reporting Guidelines Reporting guidelines are tools developed to aid accurate and complete reporting of key aspects of research studies. They are becoming required for submissions by more and more journals (BMJ, Lancet, Archives). A large group of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation journals (28+) have agreed to require these for submission.

  6. Reporting Guidelines Five Main Guidelines CONSORT – Randomized Controlled Trials (checklist & flow diagram) STROBE – Observational Studies (checklist) PRISMA – Systematic Reviews Meta-Analysis (checklist & flow diagram) STARD – Diagnostic Accuracy Studies (checklist & flow diagram) CARE – Case Reports (checklist) Go to www.equator-network.org for more details.

  7. Consort checklist

  8. LESS

  9. What Do Editors Want: The Rudiments of Style Short words Short sentences Short paragraphs No jargon, no cliches No abbreviations Nouns and verbs > adjectives and adverbs Active vs. passive writing • The study showed • It was shown

  10. Lessons learned Review the appropriate reporting guideline when designing your research study Involve a statistician as early as possible Register all studies with Clinicaltrials.gov accurately, completely and before starting enrollment Know your target journal and review requirements early

  11. Questions? Thank You!

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