Healthy Skepticism Library item: 13992

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Publication type: Journal Article

McNamee D, James A, Kleinert S.
Protocol review at The Lancet
The Lancet 2008 Jul 19; 372:(9634):189-190
http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140673608610533/fulltext

Abstract:

The Lancet began reviewing protocols of unpublished randomised trials and meta-analyses in 1997…

…To improve the way the journal scrutinises manuscripts from randomised trials, since mid-2002, authors of all such papers also need to submit their protocol with the paper. And to hone editors’ attention to salient details, since late 2006, we use a checklist that looks for a match between what was planned and what is reported…