Authors are strongly encouraged to refer to the scientific reporting guidelines for health research, hosted by the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research).

Authors should adhere to these scientific reporting guidelines when drafting their manuscript. Separate guidelines are available for each study design and topic under study. Although JPMA has not made the submission of these checklists mandatory, doing so will aid in the processing of the manuscripts. A quick overview of the most commonly used study design methods are listed below. If you are not sure which guideline to use, use the new tool developed by EQUATOR Network and Penelope Research to guide the authors.

Study Design	Checklist	Website
Observational Studies in Epidemiology(cohort, case-control, and cross-sectional studies)	STROBE	http://www.strobe-statement.org/index.php?id=strobe-home
Case Reports		http://www.care-statement.org/
Infection Control Intervention Studies	ORION	http://www.idrn.org/orion.php
Tumour Marker Prognostic Studies	REMARK
Genetic Association Studies	STREGA	http://www.medicine.uottawa.ca/public-health-genomics/web/eng/strega.html
Randomised Control Trials	CONSORT	http://www.consort-statement.org/
Non-Randomised Controlled Trials	TREND	http://www.cdc.gov/trendstatement/
Diagnostic Accuracy Studies	STARD	http://www.stard-statement.org/
Reliability and Agreement Studies	GRRAS
Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses	PRISMA	http://www.prisma-statement.org/
Study Protocols	SPIRIT	http://www.spirit-statement.org/
Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies	MOOSE
Qualitative Research Studies	SRQR
Qualitative Research (focus groups and interviews)	COREQ	http://intqhc.oxfordjournals.org/content/19/6/349.long
Quality Improvement Studies	SQUIRE	http://www.squire-statement.org/
Multivariate Prediction Models	TRIPOD	http://www.tripod-statement.org/