Protocol for a retrospective, controlled cohort study of the impact of a change in Nature journals’ editorial policy for life sciences research on the completeness of reporting study design and execution

Fala Cramond, Cadi Irvine, Jing Liao, David Howells, Emily Sena, Gillian Currie and Malcolm Macleod ()
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Fala Cramond: University of Edinburgh
Cadi Irvine: University of Edinburgh
Jing Liao: University of Edinburgh
David Howells: University of Tasmania
Emily Sena: University of Edinburgh
Gillian Currie: University of Edinburgh
Malcolm Macleod: University of Edinburgh

Scientometrics, 2016, vol. 108, issue 1, No 16, 315-328

Abstract: Abstract In recent years there has been increasing concern about the rigor of laboratory research. Here we present the protocol for a study comparing the completeness of reporting of in vivo and in vitro research carried in Nature Publication Group journals before and after the introduction of a change in editorial policy (the introduction of a set of guidelines for reporting); and in similar research published in other journals in the same periods.

Keywords: Risk of bias; Reporting; Methodological quality; Study design; Reporting guidelines (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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