How often individual reporting guidelines (RG) appeared in online instructions to peer reviewers (n = 19).

Abbreviations:CONSORT – CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials.QUOROM – The QUality Of Reporting Of Meta-analyses of randomised trials.PRISMA – Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses.STARD – STAndards for Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy.STROBE – STrengthening the Reporting of Observational studies in Epidemiology.MOOSE – Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology.TREND – Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomised Designs.SQUIRE – Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence.RATS – Qualitative research review (Relevance, Appropriateness, Transparency, Soundness).COREQ – COnsolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research.QUALRES – QUAlitative RESearch.EQUATOR – Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research.RCT – randomized controlled trial.