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Table 1 Mentioned in journals published 'Instructions to Authors'

From: Endorsement of the CONSORT Statement by high impact factor medical journals: a survey of journal editors and journal 'Instructions to Authors'

 

N = 165 (%)

CONSORT Statement

62 (38%)

   Require

23

   Recommend

39

   Submit with checklist

17

Web address

46 *

2001 journal article

18

2001 exploratory article

1

Article citing 2001 article

2

1996 journal article (out-of-date)

6 **

Cluster extension

5 (3%)

   Require

3

   Recommend

2

Suitable reference

2

Harms extension

3 (2%)

   Require

2

   Recommend

1

Suitable reference

1

Herbal extension

2 (1%)

   Recommend

2

Suitable reference

2

Non-inferiority and equivalence extension

1 (1%)

   Recommend

1

Suitable reference

1

ICMJE

69 (42%)

Web address

48

Suitable reference (article > 2000)

3

Obsolete reference (article < 2000)

15

No reference

6

Trial registration

61 (37%)

   Require

44

   Recommend

17

Cites http://www.icmje.org

23

Cites http://www.clinicaltrials.gov

9

Cites WHO International Clinical Trial Registry Platform

4

Cites a combination of the above

10

  1. * Web address was misspelt (n = 2)
  2. ** Article citing the 1996 article (n = 1)
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