EQUATOR Reporting Guideline Decision Tree

Which guidelines are relevant to my work? None of the most

Was the research on humans?
yes
Did your research generate
quantitative data?
popular checklists are
appropriate for your
study design, but you
Was your research on animals No may still find useful
No guidelines by searching
in the lab?
the full EQUATOR
library, which covers
250+ study designs.
yes ARRIVE SRQR
STARD
Did you pool the results of Do you describe a clinical case
No No No
previous studies (a review)? or a series of cases?

yes
yes ENTREQ
yes yes CARE
Did you compare the accuracy
Did you combine and analyse Was your study a randomized Did your study explore the of a new or alternative
(review) the results of previous No trial comparing two or more relationship between exposure
No No diagnostic test against an
studies? health interventions? to risk or protective factors and established one (reference
outcomes? standard)?

yes yes CONSORT No

yes STROBE
Is it a review of observational
(cohort, case-control, or cross- No None of the most Did the study evaluate the
sectional) studies? popular checklists are Did the research develop,
appropriate for your validate or update a general No prognostic value of one or
study design, but you No prediction model for diagnosis more biomarkers?
yes PRISMA may still find useful
guidelines by searching
or prognosis?
the full EQUATOR
library, which covers
REMARK yes
250+ study designs. TRIPOD yes
MOOSE