Table 1.

Description of the acronyms and full names of the reporting guidelines shown in the EQUATOR website as ‘Reporting Guidelines for main study types’

Acronym	Full name
CONSORT	Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials
STROBE	Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology
PRISMA	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
SRQR	Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research
COREQ	Consolidated criteria for Reporting Qualitative research
STARD	Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials
TRIPOD	Transparent Reporting of a multivariable prediction model for Individual Prognosis or Diagnosis
SQUIRE	Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence
CHEERS	Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards
SPIRIT	Standard Protocol Items: Recommendations for Interventional Trials
PRISMA-P	Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols
CARE	Case Report
AGREE	Appraisal of Guidelines, Research and Evaluation
ARRIVE	Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments
RIGHT	Reporting Tool for Practice Guidelines in Health Care

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