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Transparency in Reporting Observational Studies: Reflections after a Year
In August 2014, the PLOS Medicine editors announced new standards for reporting observational studies (including cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional designs) in the journal.
These standards involved requiring the appropriate STROBE (or STARD) checklist, requesting a prior analysis plan, and asking authors to explain any differences between what had been planned and what was done. We also emphasized sharing of underlying data as required by the PLOS-wide data policy.
In this month's editorial, we take stock of changes in the reporting of observational studies that have appeared in PLOS Medicine since that time.
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Citation: (2015) PLoS Medicine Issue Image | Vol. 12(10) October 2015. PLoS Med 12(10): ev12.i10. https://doi.org/10.1371/image.pmed.v12.i10
Published: October 30, 2015
Copyright: © 2015 . This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
In August 2014, the PLOS Medicine editors announced new standards for reporting observational studies (including cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional designs) in the journal.
These standards involved requiring the appropriate STROBE (or STARD) checklist, requesting a prior analysis plan, and asking authors to explain any differences between what had been planned and what was done. We also emphasized sharing of underlying data as required by the PLOS-wide data policy.
In this month's editorial, we take stock of changes in the reporting of observational studies that have appeared in PLOS Medicine since that time.
Image Credit: 50732955@N00, Flickr