Helping editors, peer reviewers and authors improve the clarity, completeness and transparency of reporting health research

doi:10.1186/1741-7015-6-13

Editorial

. 2008 Jun 16:6:13.

doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-13.

Helping editors, peer reviewers and authors improve the clarity, completeness and transparency of reporting health research

David Moher, Iveta Simera, Kenneth F Schulz, John Hoey, Douglas G Altman

PMID: 18558004
PMCID: PMC2438435
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-13

Editorial

Helping editors, peer reviewers and authors improve the clarity, completeness and transparency of reporting health research

David Moher et al. BMC Med. 2008.

. 2008 Jun 16:6:13.

doi: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-13.

Authors

David Moher, Iveta Simera, Kenneth F Schulz, John Hoey, Douglas G Altman

PMID: 18558004
PMCID: PMC2438435
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-13

Abstract

Inadequate reporting is problematic for several reasons. If authors do not provide sufficient details concerning the conduct of their study, readers are left with an incomplete picture of what was done. As such, they are not able to judge the merits of the results and interpret them. The EQUATOR Network is a new initiative aimed at improving the clarity and transparency of reporting health research.

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