Click here to access the following industry-standard guidelines

  • CARE – For case reports
  • CONSORT – For randomized controlled trials
  • PRISMA – For systematic reviews
  • SQUIRE– For quality improvement reporting
  • STARD – For diagnostic research papers
  • STROBE – For observational studies

Click here to access the following industry-standard guidelines

  • COREQ – Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (a 32-item checklist for interviews and focus groups)
  • ENTREQ – Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research
  • SAMPL – Basic Statistical Reporting for Articles Published in Biomedical Journals
  • SPIRIT 2013 – Standard protocol items for clinical trials

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Ochsner Journal

Ochsner’s Publishing Services group produces the Ochsner Journal, a quarterly peer-reviewed medical journal that is indexed at PubMed Central.


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