Useful and Recommended Resources, Documents and Links for Authors, Reviewers, and Editors
Main Sources
International Council of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE)
World Association of Medical Editors (WAME)
Council of Science Editors (CSE)
Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
US National Library of Medicine (NLM)
US Office of Research Integrity (ORI)
European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
International Society of Managing and Technical Editors (ISMTE)
Eastern Mediterranean Association of Medical Editors (EMAME)
Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research (EQUATOR)
Instructions
“EASE guidelines for authors and translators” Translations
ICMJE Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals (Updated August 2026)
Reporting Guidelines
Randomized controlled trials - CONSORT
Standard protocol items for randomized trials – SPRIT
Observational research: cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies - STROBE
Diagnostic accuracy studies - STARD
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses - PRISMA
Non-randomized behavioral and public health intervention trials - TREND
Experimental animal trials - ARRIVE
For further information on the reporting guidelines: EQUATOR network
American Psychological Association’s (APA) Reporting Standards for Research in Psychology
Sex and Gender Equity in Research: SAGER Guideline
Clinical Trials Registry
Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR)
Brazilian Clinical Trials Registry (ReBec)
Clinical Research Information Service (CRiS), Republic of Korea
Clinical Trials Registry - India (CTRI)
Cuban Public Registry of Clinical Trials (RPCEC)
EU Clinical Trials Register (EU-CTR)
German Clinical Trials Register (DRKS)
Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT)
Japan Primary Registries Network (JPRN)
The Netherlands National Trial Register (NTR)
Pan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR)
Sri Lanka Clinical Trials Registry (SLCTR)
WHO’s International Standards for Clinical Trial Registries
Ethics
COPE Flowcharts and their Translations
EASE Ethics Checklist for Authors
CSE White Paper on Publication Ethics
Helsinki Declaration (WMA, 2013)
Guide for the care and use of laboratory animals (2011)
ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest
Criteria for authorship (ICMJE: authorship and contributorship)
COPE Ethical Guidelines for Peer Reviewers
Plagiarism software (iThenticate)
eTBLAST: a text-similarity based search engine
Deja Vu: a Database of Highly Similar Citations
Databases
Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge
Style and Format
The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers
SI Conversion Calculator (AMA Manual of Style)
ICMJE Reference listings standards
Guidelines for Editors
ICMJE Publishing and Editorial Issues
COPE Code of Conduct and Best Practice Guidelines for Journal Editors
Golden Rules for Scholarly Journal Editors
EASE Toolkit for Journal Editors
EMAME Manual for Editors of Health Science Journals
