A systematic survey of methods guidance suggests areas for improvement regarding access, development, and transparency

• Published in: Journal of clinical epidemiology Vol. 149; pp. 217 - 226
• Main Authors: Hirt, Julian, Ewald, Hannah, Lawson, Daeria O., Hemkens, Lars G., Briel, Matthias, Schandelmaier, Stefan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.09.2022; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Check lists; Conflicts of interest; Epidemiology; Guidelines as topic [MeSH]; Information sources; Internal Medicine; Medical research; Medical Subject Headings-MeSH; Medicine; Meta-research; Methods [MeSH]; Methods guidance; Reporting quality; Research methodology; Terminology; Transparency; Meta-research; Transparency; Reporting quality; Methods [MeSH]; Methods guidance; Guidelines as topic [MeSH]; Guidelines as Topic [MeSH]
• ISSN: 0895-4356; 1878-5921; 1878-5921
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2022.05.005

To assess the current practice of developing and presenting methods guidance and explore opportunities for improvement. We systematically surveyed methods guidance published in high-impact general and methodology-focused medical journals indexed in MEDLINE in 2020. We included articles that explicit...