Guidelines for standardizing and increasing the transparency in the reporting of biomedical research

J Thorac Dis. 2017 Aug;9(8):2697-2702. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.07.30.

Abstract

There is a lack of awareness about the guidelines for standardized and transparent reporting of biomedical research, among the medical professionals. This paper aims to familiarize the clinical researchers and practitioners regarding the issues related to transparency and the evolving guidelines for standardizing them, in the reporting of biomedical research. A narrative review method is adopted here, primarily based on the EQUATOR and SAMPL guidelines for reporting studies and statistical analyses. As study methods and statistical approaches support each other, their reporting practices as per the standardized guidelines have been dealt here in a congruous manner.

Keywords: Biomedical research; biostatistics; guideline; medical writing.