Report in Guidelines
Authors are encouraged to use the relevant research reporting guidelines for the study. This will ensure that you provide enough information for editors, peer reviewers and readers to understand how the research was performed and to judge whether the findings are likely to be reliable.
The key reporting guidelines are:
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs): CONSORT guidelines
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses: PRISMA guidelines
Checklist of items that should be included in reports of cross-sectional studies
Checklist of items that should be included in reports of case-control studies
Checklist of items that should be included in reports of cohort studies
Checklist of items that should be included in reports of observational studies
Transparent reporting of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Diagnostic accuracy studies: STARD guidelines
Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs: TREND guidlines
Standards for Reporting Prognostic Tumor Marker Studies: REMARK guidelines
Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research: COREQ Research checklists should be uploaded using the File Designation.