BMJ research methods and reporting : reporting research

CONSORT 2010 Explanation and Elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials Good publication practice for communicating company sponsored medical research: the GPP2 guidelines CONSORT 2010 Statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials Improving the reporting of pragmatic trials: an extension of the CONSORT statement Preparing raw clinical data for publication: guidance for journal editors, authors, and peer reviewers Comparative effectiveness research in cancer screening programmes Economic evaluation using decision analytical modelling: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting Consort 2010 statement: extension to cluster randomised trials IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 1: the idea and development stages Developing and evaluating complex interventions: the new Medical Research Council guidance The PRISMA statement for reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses of studies that evaluate healthcare interventions: explanation and elaboration Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards (CHEERS) statement Economic evaluation alongside randomised controlled trials: design, conduct, analysis, and reporting IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 3: randomised controlled trials in the assessment stage and evaluations in the long term study stage IDEAL framework for surgical innovation 2: observational studies in the exploration and assessment stages The Ottawa Statement on the ethical design and conduct of cluster randomised trials: precis for researchers and research ethics committees Preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses: the PRISMA statement Evaluating policy and service interventions: framework to guide selection and interpretation of study end points Publication guidelines for quality improvement studies in health care: evolution of the SQUIRE project

The Research Methods series deals with an area which is fundamental to the advancement of medical science and its practical application for the benefit of patients. The volumes in this series will provide guidance on how to conduct research effectively, how to evaluate and review the quality of the results obtained and equally importantly how to publish and report the results of that research.