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Reporting Standards (EQUATOR)

How BCPHR aligns with EQUATOR Network reporting guidelines.

ISSN 3068-8558 DOI 10.54111 Open Access · CC BY Updated April 2026

Use the EQUATOR Network reporting guideline that matches your study design before submission. Peer reviewers verify adherence during review.

Why This Matters

EQUATOR Network Alignment

BCPHR aligns with the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research), an international initiative that improves the reliability and value of published health research through clear reporting of methods and results. Authors must follow the appropriate reporting guideline for their study type before submission. Peer reviewers verify adherence during review.

Choose Your Guideline

Reporting Guidelines by Study Type

Use the guideline that matches your study design. If your study fits more than one type, use all relevant guidelines. If you are unsure which guideline applies, use the EQUATOR Network and Penelope Research wizard at penelope.ai.

CONSORT — Randomized Controlled Trials
PRISMA — Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses
STROBE — Observational Studies in Epidemiology
TRIPOD — Multivariable Prediction Models
CHERRIES — Web-Based Surveys
SAGER — Sex and Gender Reporting

Detailed Guideline Reference

Common Guidelines for BCPHR Submissions

  • CONSORT: Randomized controlled trials. Includes flowchart and structured abstract checklist.
  • PRISMA: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Includes flowchart and structured abstract checklist.
  • STROBE: Observational studies in epidemiology (cohort, case-control, cross-sectional).
  • RECORD: Observational studies using routinely collected health data.
  • MOOSE: Meta-analyses of observational studies.
  • TRIPOD: Multivariable prediction models for diagnosis or prognosis.
  • CHERRIES: Internet and web-based surveys.
  • CODE-EHR: Studies using structured electronic health records.
  • SAGER: Reporting of sex and gender information.
  • SRQR / COREQ: Qualitative research.
  • CARE: Case reports.

All guidelines are available at the EQUATOR Network website (equator-network.org). The EQUATOR and Penelope Research wizard helps authors identify the most relevant guideline for their study.

How Reviewers Verify Adherence

Reporting Standards in Peer Review

BCPHR peer reviewers complete a reporting standards checklist as part of every review. Reviewers verify that the manuscript reports each required element from the relevant guideline. Manuscripts that fail to meet reporting standards are returned to authors for revision before acceptance.

Trial Registration

In accordance with ICMJE recommendations, BCPHR only considers papers reporting registered clinical trials. Authors of clinical trial submissions must include the trial registration number and registering body.

OPEN ACCESS · CC BY

Authors retain rights to their work. All BCPHR manuscripts are freely available without charge. Users may read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to full texts without prior permission from the publisher or author.

BCPHR Aligns with the Following International Publishing Standards. (Click to Open)
COPE Core Practices ICMJE Recommendations WAME Policies Declaration of Helsinki Foundation for Biomedical Research EQUATOR Network 16 Principles of Transparency PIE-J (NISO RP-16-2013)
What is PIE-J? PIE-J stands for Presentation & Identification of E-Journals, a National Information Standards Organization Recommended Practice (NISO RP-16-2013). It defines how online journals should present title history, ISSN, publication dates, and edition numbering so that librarians, indexing services, and citation databases can unambiguously identify and cite content. BCPHR follows PIE-J for its edition-to-year crosswalk and article-level identifier consistency, as recommended by PubMed Central.
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