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Here, we investigated the endorsement of reporting checklists within pathology, laboratory medicine and forensic science journals.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We queried Google Scholar Metrics and the Scopus CiteScore tool to identify top pathology and forensic medicine journals. Two authors independently assessed for the mention, recommendation or requirement or checklists\u2014derived from the Enhancing the Quality and Transparency Of Health Research (EQUATOR) network\u2014as well as study preregistration within each journal\u2019s aims and instructions for authors. Journal editors were contacted by one author every 3\u2009weeks to confirm whether or not certain study designs would be considered for publication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 88 journals evaluated, most did not mention or endorse the EQUATOR Network (73.9%) or International Committee of Medical Journal Editors reporting standards (51.1%). The most commonly reported checklists included Animal Research: Reporting of In Vivo Experiments (38.6%), Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (28.4%) and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (25.0%). The CARE reporting checklist for case reports was required most often by five journals (5.7%). The final email response from journal editors and contacts was 9.1%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Reporting checklists were suboptimally mentioned and rarely required. Even with many basic and diagnostic science reporting checklists and initiatives, endorsement remains low. We recommend that authors, reviewers and editors become familiar with relevant reporting checklists for their fields and publishing spaces to improve checklist visibility and adherence for scientific transparency, reproducibility and rigour.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1136\/jcp-2024-209858","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,15]],"date-time":"2025-05-15T13:20:12Z","timestamp":1747315212000},"page":"37-42","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1136\/crossmarkpolicy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Improving transparency in publishing: gaps in standardised reporting across surgical pathology and laboratory medicine journals"],"prefix":"10.1136","volume":"79","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3863-7915","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Griffin","family":"Hughes","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0001-8661-7073","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Cameron","family":"O\u2019Brien","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6429-0033","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Reece","family":"Anderson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA"},{"name":"Department of Urology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Matt","family":"Vassar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Office of Medical Student Research, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA"},{"name":"Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"239","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,15]]},"reference":[{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1186\/1741-7015-8-24","article-title":"Transparent and accurate reporting increases reliability, utility, and impact of your research: reporting guidelines and the EQUATOR Network","volume":"8","author":"Simera","year":"2010","journal-title":"BMC Med"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pbio.3000411","article-title":"Reporting animal research: Explanation and elaboration for the ARRIVE guidelines 2.0","volume":"18","author":"Percie du Sert","year":"2020","journal-title":"PLoS Biol"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.3","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.c869","article-title":"CONSORT 2010 explanation and elaboration: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials","volume":"340","author":"Moher","year":"2010","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.3389\/fpsyg.2013.00863","article-title":"Calculating and reporting effect sizes to facilitate cumulative science: a practical primer for t-tests and ANOVAs","volume":"4","author":"Lakens","year":"2013","journal-title":"Front Psychol"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.5","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj-2022-073725","article-title":"CONSORT Harms 2022 statement, explanation, and elaboration: updated guideline for the reporting of harms in randomised trials","volume":"381","author":"Junqueira","year":"2023","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.6","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1136\/bmj.n71","article-title":"The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews","volume":"372","author":"Page","year":"2021","journal-title":"BMJ"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.7","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pmed.1000217","article-title":"Guidance for developers of health research reporting guidelines","volume":"7","author":"Moher","year":"2010","journal-title":"PLoS Med"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3310\/hta2030"},{"key":"2025121502100669000_79.1.37.9","unstructured":"ICMJE . 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