Endorsing CONSORT can improve the quality of research reports.
Endorse CONSORT
Why endorse the CONSORT Statement?
Developing a reporting guideline is a long and complex process involving many people. Although the CONSORT Statement has been endorsed by many journals, influential editorial groups, such as the World Association of Medical Journals, and translated into several languages, there is still much work to be done in terms of obtaining additional endorsements.
Several investigations have
evaluated whether the CONSORT Statement improves the quality of reports of
randomized controlled trials. These evaluations have been summarized in a
recently published systematic review(50). The results
of the review suggest that the use of the CONSORT Statement is associated with
improved reporting of RCTs.
We believe that this kind of
evidence is just the sort of information journals, editorial groups, and
individuals need to help them decide upon whether to endorse the CONSORT
Statement. If you would like to support the CONSORT Group, one of the best ways is to endorse the CONSORT Statement.
How to endorse the CONSORT Statement
For journals:
- Include mention of the CONSORT Statement and refer to the CONSORT web link (www.consort-statement.org) in the journal's instructions to authors for reporting of randomized trials, or in the organization's resource section.
- Include an editorial in the journal to this effect along with the journal's policy on helping to improve the quality of reporting clinical trials.
- Allow us to add your journal's name to its list of journal endorsers by contacting us.
- Include mention of the CONSORT extension for reporting abstracts of randomized trials and refer to the CONSORT web link (www.consort-statement.org) on the conference instructions to authors, or in the organization's resource section.
- Allow us to add your conference's name to its list of conference endorsers by contacting us.
For editorial groups:
- Draw attention to the Statement in your documents and communication with members.
- Allow us to add your organization's name to its list of endorsers by contacting us.
For individuals:
- Bring the CONSORT Statement to the attention of professional organizations.
Thank you for considering endorsing the CONSORT Statement.
Page last edited: 24 March 2010
