Writing a research article that is “fit for purpose”: EQUATOR Network and reporting guidelines
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SPIRIT and CONSORT are living guidelines and it is vital that the statements are periodically updated to reflect new evidence, methodological advancements, and feedback from users; otherwise, their value and usefulness will diminish over time.
“SPIRIT and CONSORT are living guidelines and it is vital that the statements are periodically updated to reflect new evidence, methodological advancements, and feedback from users; otherwise, their value and usefulness will diminish over time[16].”
From CONSORT 2025 statement: Updated guideline for reporting randomised trials (2025) · cites this paper as [16]
SPIRIT and CONSORT are living guidelines and it is vital that the statements are periodically updated to reflect new evidence, methodological advancements, and feedback from users; otherwise, their value and usefulness will diminish over time.
“SPIRIT and CONSORT are living guidelines and it is vital that the statements are periodically updated to reflect new evidence, methodological advancements, and feedback from users; otherwise, their value and usefulness will diminish over time.16”
From CONSORT 2025 statement: updated guideline for reporting randomised trials (2025) · cites this paper as [16]
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- Authors
- Simera, I., & Douglas G. Altman, D.
- Affiliations
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Iveta Simera
- ORCID
- Iveta Simera
- Venue
- Annals of Internal Medicine
- Publisher
- American College of Physicians
- Published
- 2009-08
- Volume
- 151
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- JC2-2
- ISSN
- 0003-4819 (ISSN-L)
- 1539-3704
- OpenAlex
- W2497772850
- Cited by
- 22
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 6 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 1 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Annals of Internal Medicine (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Medical Research Council (MC_qA137931)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Keywords
- reporting guidelines, EQUATOR Network, research paper writing, reporting quality, clinical research reporting, evidence-based medicine
- MeSH terms
- Health Services Research, Publishing, Writing, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Editorial Policies
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