REPORTING + AUTHORSHIP + RESPONSIBLE AI
ALL YEARS | PAGE 81C - DESIGN -> REPORTING GUIDELINE -> CONTRIBUTORSHIP -> DISCLOSURE ->
E. REPORTING-GUIDELINE MAP - MATCH THE CHECKLIST TO THE DESIGN
| Study/output type | Common reporting guideline | Academy use |
|---|---|---|
| Randomized trial | CONSORT | Use during protocol/report writing so allocation, flow, outcomes and harms are transparent. |
| Observational cohort/case-control/cross-sectional | STROBE | Report design, participants, variables, bias, study size, methods and limitations. |
| Systematic review/meta-analysis | PRISMA | Make search, selection, synthesis and evidence flow auditable. |
| Study protocol | SPIRIT / PRISMA-P | Specify methods before results exist. |
| Diagnostic/prognostic study | STARD / TRIPOD | Report reference standards or prediction-model development/validation clearly. |
| Case report | CARE | Structure clinical timeline, diagnostic reasoning, intervention and follow-up. |
| Qualitative research | SRQR / COREQ | Report sampling, researcher role, data collection and analytic process. |
| Quality improvement | SQUIRE 2.0 | Describe context, intervention, study of the intervention, measures, results and lessons. |
| Economic evaluation | CHEERS | Report perspective, costs, outcomes, assumptions and uncertainty. |
F. AUTHORSHIP + PUBLICATION-INTEGRITY RULES
| Issue | Academy operating rule |
|---|---|
| Authorship | Use the current journal/ICMJE criteria. Authorship is credit plus accountability; contributors who do not meet authorship criteria should be credited appropriately. |
| Author order + roles | Discuss expectations early, document roles/contributions and revisit as work changes; avoid honorary or coercive authorship. |
| References | Verify that original sources support the exact claim; check retractions/corrections rather than copying citations from secondary or AI-generated text. |
| Funding + conflicts | Disclose support, relationships and roles according to journal/institution rules. |
| AI-assisted work | Humans remain responsible. Follow journal policy; disclose use as required; AI tools cannot be authors. Verify generated text, analysis, images and citations. |
| Confidential manuscripts | Do not upload privileged/unpublished manuscripts or peer-review material to AI systems when confidentiality cannot be assured or policy does not permit it. |
| Peer review/revision | Respond point-by-point; distinguish clarification, new analysis and disagreement. Never fabricate data/analysis merely to satisfy a reviewer. |
F. AUTHORSHIP + PUBLICATION-INTEGRITY RULES — SCHOLARLY OUTPUT LADDER - BUILD ON THE SAME AUDITABLE CORE
- Project log/protocol -> reproducible analysis -> abstract -> poster/oral presentation -> manuscript -> appropriate data/code/material sharing. - A conference abstract is not a license to simplify away governance, methods or limitations. The same evidence trail should survive every output format. - Before submission, confirm target-journal instructions, reporting checklist, authorship/contributorship, conflicts/funding, AI disclosure, reference accuracy and approvals.
TOP 10 RESEARCH + QI CONCEPT - 7: REPORTING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY STUDY DESIGN - EARLY
| DEEP EXPLANATION | WHY STUDENTS MISS IT | EASIEST CLUE |
|---|---|---|
| CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA, STARD, CARE, SQUIRE and related guidelines specify the minimum | Learners often encounter the checklist only at submission, when missing data or undocumented | As soon as the design is chosen, identify the matching EQUATOR guideline and add its items to the |
| information readers need for particular designs. Using them during planning exposes missing methods before | decisions can no longer be reconstructed. | protocol/report template. |
| the manuscript is written. | ||
| TOP 10 RESEARCH + QI CONCEPT - 8: AUTHORSHIP AND AI USE ARE ACCOUNTABILITY ISSUES - NOT JUST WRITING TOOLS | ||
| DEEP EXPLANATION | WHY STUDENTS MISS IT | EASIEST CLUE |
| Current ICMJE guidance treats authorship as responsibility for the work. AI-assisted tools cannot | AI can make polished prose or citations appear trustworthy, while authorship may be mistaken for | Ask: "Who can defend the data, methods and every sentence under questioning?" If no human can, the |
| accept accountability and should not be listed as authors. Humans must verify accuracy, attribution, | prestige rather than responsibility. | workflow is not publication-ready. |
| originality and confidentiality and disclose AI use according to journal policy. |
TOP 10 RESEARCH + QI CONCEPT - 7: REPORTING GUIDELINES SHOULD BE CHOSEN BY STUDY DESIGN - EARLY
| EQUATOR guideline library | ICMJE 2026 recommendations | ICMJE AI guidance |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 research + scholarship expanded edition - verify target-journal instructions because authorship, AI and reporting policies can differ |