Kunath Frank, Grobe Henrik R, Rücker Gerta, Engehausen Dirk, Antes Gerd, Wullich Bernd, Meerpohl Jörg J
German Cochrane Centre, Institute of Medical Biometry and Medical Informatics, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg/Br., Germany. kunath @ cochrane.de
Urol Int. 2012;88(1):54-9. doi: 10.1159/000332742. Epub 2011 Nov 19.
Reporting guidelines aim to ensure adequate and complete reporting of clinical studies and are an indispensable tool to translate scientific results into clinical practice. The extent to which reporting guidelines are incorporated into the author instructions of journals publishing in the field of urology remained unclear.
We assessed the author instructions of uro-nephrological journals indexed in 'Journal Citation Reports 2009'. Two authors independently assessed the author guidelines. We evaluated additional information including whether a journal was published by or in association with a medical association. Discrepancies were resolved by re-checking the respective author instructions and by discussion with a third author.
The recommendations of the International Committee of Journal Editors were endorsed by 32 journals (58.2%) but were mentioned in 12 (37.5%) only to give general advice about manuscript preparation. Fourteen journals (25.5%) mentioned at least one reporting guideline, with CONSORT the most frequently cited. Journals with high impact factors were more likely to endorse CONSORT (p < 0.009). Other reporting guidelines were mentioned by <6% of the journals.
All key stakeholders involved in the publication process should more frequently promote the awareness and use of reporting guidelines.
报告指南旨在确保临床研究报告的充分性和完整性，是将科学成果转化为临床实践的不可或缺的工具。目前尚不清楚报告指南在泌尿外科领域期刊的作者指南中纳入的程度。
我们评估了《期刊引用报告2009》中索引的泌尿肾病学杂志的作者指南。两位作者独立评估作者指南。我们评估了其他信息，包括期刊是否由医学协会出版或与之相关联。通过重新检查各自的作者指南并与第三位作者讨论来解决分歧。
32种期刊（58.2%）认可了国际医学期刊编辑委员会的建议，但只有12种期刊（37.5%）在给出关于稿件准备的一般建议时提及了这些建议。14种期刊（25.5%）提到了至少一项报告指南，其中CONSORT被引用得最为频繁。影响因子高的期刊更有可能认可CONSORT（p < 0.009）。其他报告指南被不到6%的期刊提及。
出版过程中涉及的所有关键利益相关者应更频繁地提高对报告指南的认识并促进其使用。
