The EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network is an international initiative that aims to improve the reliability of published research by advocating for widespread and routine use of robust reporting guidelines.
The EQUATOR Network brings together multiple stakeholders, including researchers, journal editors, peer reviewers, developers of guidelines, research funding bodies and other collaborators with a mutual interest in improving the quality of research.
The EQUATOR network produces a number of important reporting guidelines for different types of study, the most important of which are listed below:
CONsolidated Standards Of Reporting Trials
For authors reporting results of parallel-group randomized controlled trials
Strengthening The Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology
For authors reporting epidemiological observational studies
Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses
For authors conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses
CAse REports
For authors reporting case reports, to increase accuracy and usefulness of cases
Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting
For authors reporting comparative analyses of alternative courses of action in terms of their costs and consequences
Appraisal of Guidelines, REsearch and Evaluation
For authors writing clinical guidelines to improve quality and transparency of the process