Table 2. ICMJE recognized journals.

ICMJE Recognized Journals
Clinical Orthopaedics & Related Research	Orthopedics
Non-ICMJE Recognized Journals
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (✘)	BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (✓)	Injury (✘)
International Orthopaedics (✘)	Journal of Shoulder & Elbow Surgery (✘)	Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery (✓)
Journal of ExtraCorporeal Technology (✘)	Trials (✓)

✘ = no statement on trial registration found in the journal’s “Instructions to Authors”

✓ = recommended/required trial registration based on the non-ICMJE recognized journal’s “Instructions for Authors”