Which reporting guideline does your study need?

Reporting guidelines exist because published research is consistently incomplete. Studies omit critical details — how patients were randomized, how missing data were handled, what the primary outcome was before the study started. Without these details, readers cannot evaluate the study, replicate it, or apply it to practice.

Reporting guidelines are standardized checklists that tell authors exactly what to include. Hundreds of journals now require compliance with the relevant guideline as a condition of submission. Not following the right guideline is one of the most common reasons for desk rejection.

PeerReviewAI supports the major reporting guideline checklists used across biomedical and scientific publishing. When you submit a manuscript for automated review, the system identifies your study type and retrieves the complete checklist for the appropriate guideline. Every item is evaluated against your manuscript text — a qualitative assessment of whether the reporting is adequate, incomplete, or missing. You receive specific feedback on what is covered, what is missing, and what needs strengthening.

The EQUATOR Network is the international initiative that develops and maintains reporting guidelines. If you are unsure which guideline applies to your study, the EQUATOR Network website has a decision tool. PeerReviewAI's checklists are built from the same source guidelines published by EQUATOR and its member organizations.