Scientific Reporting

Raising the Standards

Kenneth McLeroy, Whitney Garney, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Sean Grant

ResearchPosted on rand.org Nov 8, 2016Published in: Health Education and Behavior, v. 43, no. 5, Oct. 2016, p. 501-508

This article is based on a presentation that was made at the 2014 annual meeting of the editorial board of Health Education & Behavior. The article addresses critical issues related to standards of scientific reporting in journals, including concerns about external and internal validity and reporting bias. It reviews current reporting guidelines, effects of adopting guidelines, and offers suggestions for improving reporting. The evidence about the effects of guideline adoption and implementation is briefly reviewed. Recommendations for adoption and implementation of appropriate guidelines, including considerations for journals, are provided.

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  • Copyright: Society for Public Health Education
  • Publisher: SAGE
  • Availability: Non-RAND
  • Year: 2016
  • Pages: 8
  • Document Number: EP-66706

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