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. 2013 Jul 24;8(7):e70586. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070586

Table 2. The average reporting percentage for the introduction section of the CONSORT checklist in the 3 core journals.

Secti-on/To-pic Item No Checklist item JTCM Yes(%) N = 21 CJITWM Yes(%) N = 5 CJCMMYes(%) N = 1 Total Yes(%) N = 27
Introd-uction
Back-groun-d and objec-tives 2a Scientific background and explanation of rationale 17(81.0) 5(100) 1(100) 23(85.2)
2b Specific objectives or hypotheses 19(90.5) 5(100) 1(100) 25(92.6)