Authors
Reporting guidelines
Tabib follows the EQUATOR Network. The checklist that matches the study design is part of the submission, not an optional annex.
Editors use the checklist to assess whether the study is reported completely and can be reviewed fairly. A missing or outdated checklist may result in the file being returned before review starts.
Which statement to attach
- CONSORT — randomised trials, including extensions for abstracts and harms.
- PRISMA — systematic reviews and meta-analyses; use the relevant extension where applicable.
- MOOSE — meta-analyses of observational studies.
- STROBE — observational epidemiology (cohort, case–control, cross-sectional).
- STARD — studies of diagnostic accuracy.
- CARE — case reports; ARRIVE — in vivo animal research.
- TRIPOD — prediction-model studies; CHEERS — health-economic evaluations.
Use the current version published by the EQUATOR Network, including any extension that matches the study. If the design sits between two statements, explain the choice in the cover letter and attach the closer fit.