Guidelines & Standards

Reporting checklists, authorship criteria, and regulatory foundations for doing research right. Bookmark these and refer back often.

Authorship & Publishing Standards

Before you write, know the rules. These standards define who qualifies as an author and how to publish ethically.

• ICMJE Authorship Criteria — Defines the four criteria for authorship on scholarly publications. Essential reading before any conversation about who belongs on a paper.

Reporting Guidelines

If you’re writing up a study, start here. These guidelines tell you what to include and how to report it transparently.

• CONSORT — Reporting guidelines for randomized controlled trials.
• STROBE — Reporting guidelines for observational studies.
• PRISMA — Reporting guidelines for systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

Regulatory Foundations

The rules that govern how clinical research is conducted and how participants are protected.

• Belmont Report — The foundational ethical principles: respect for persons, beneficence, and justice.
• Common Rule (45 CFR 46) — U.S. federal regulations for human subjects research.
• ICH-GCP E6(R2) — The international standard for good clinical practice.
• Declaration of Helsinki — Global ethical principles for medical research involving humans.