Scientific Reporting: Raising the Standards

Kenneth R. McLeroy; Whitney Garney; Evan Mayo-Wilson; Sean Grant

doi:10.1177/1090198116668522

Scientific Reporting: Raising the Standards

Kenneth R. McLeroy, Whitney Garney, Evan Mayo-Wilson, Sean Grant

Bloomberg School of Public Health

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Abstract

This article is based on a presentation that was made at the 2014 annual meeting of the editorial board of Health Education & Behavior. The article addresses critical issues related to standards of scientific reporting in journals, including concerns about external and internal validity and reporting bias. It reviews current reporting guidelines, effects of adopting guidelines, and offers suggestions for improving reporting. The evidence about the effects of guideline adoption and implementation is briefly reviewed. Recommendations for adoption and implementation of appropriate guidelines, including considerations for journals, are provided.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	501-508
Number of pages	8
Journal	Health Education and Behavior
Volume	43
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198116668522
State	Published - Oct 1 2016

Keywords

dissemination and implementation
evaluation
measurement issues
reporting standards
research design

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Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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