Table 8. The average reporting percentage for each section and the total of the CONSORT checklist in the 3 core journals.
| JTCM | CJITWM | CJCMM | Total | |
| Section | Yes(%) | Yes(%) | Yes(%) | Yes(%) |
| N = 21 | N = 5 | N = 1 | N = 27 | |
| title and abstract | 26.2 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 33.3 |
| introduction | 85.7 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 88.9 |
| methods | 34.5 | 44.7 | 35.3 | 36.4 |
| results | 51.4 | 66.0 | 60.0 | 54.4 |
| discussion | 68.3 | 86.7 | 66.7 | 71.6 |
| other information | 11.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 14.8 |
| total percentage(%) of N = 37 | 42.2 | 56.8 | 46.0 | 45.0 |
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JTCM: the Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,
CJITWM: the Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional & Western Medicine,
CJCMM: the China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica,
Yes (%): Number (%) of trials in which the item was reported.