Research and Publishing

Most commonly used evidence rating scales explained.

CONSORT stands for Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials. The CONSORT Statement is an evidence-based, minimum set of recommendations for reporting randomized trials. It offers a standard way for authors to prepare reports of trial findings, facilitating their complete and transparent reporting, and aiding their critical appraisal and interpretation. These journals endorse the CONSORT guidelines.

This resource will help you to evaluate and compare journals. It evaluates citation data and provides information such as the most frequently cited journals in a field and Impact Factor.

Journals that have met the standards to be indexed in Medline.

From the Dartmouth Library.

Bias enters health studies at all stages and often influences the magnitude and direction of results. To obtain the least biased information, researchers must acknowledge the potential presence of biases and take steps to avoid and minimise their effects. Equally, in assessing the results of studies, we must be aware of the different types of biases, their potential impact and how this affects interpretation and use of evidence in healthcare decision making.

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Each Journal Club focuses on a recently published Cochrane Review and comes with a Clinical Case to help you place the review in the context of a specific scenario and discussion questions to help you think about the review methods and findings in more detail.

from Retraction Watch.