Table 2.

Recommendations provided in author instructions of 69 pediatric journals indexed in the Journal Citation Report [15]

Recommendation	No. of journals giving recommendation (%) (N = 69)
ICMJE Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts	38 (55)
Trial registration	16 (23)
Conflict of interest	54 (78)
CONSORT	14 (20)
STROBE	3 (4)
STARD	4 (6)
MOOSE	3 (4)
PRISMA (QUOROM)	4 (6)

ICMJE - International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, CONSORT - Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials, STROBE - Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology, STARD - Standards of Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy, MOOSE - Meta-analysis of observational studies in epidemiology, PRISMA - Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses