# Research reporting guidelines: PRISMA, CONSORT and COREQ

Decision workbook and teaching example · 2026-10-06

The completed case is fictional. Its values and decisions are not actual findings; complete your project using relevant permissions, methods and requirements.

- Project: ____________________
- Researcher and role: ____________________
- Date and version: ____________________
- Data seen before the decision: ____________________
- Aim and scope: ____________________

## Completed example

| Stage/decision | Example | Check or action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design | Actual study type | Is guidance applicable? |
| Version | Specific year and extension | Is official status checked? |
| Item | Evidence in section/appendix | More than an unsupported tick? |
| Gap | Explanation and correction | Is design deficiency disclosed? |
| Submission | Matrix and outlet requirement | Does the final version match? |

## Complete your own record

| Topic | Actual decision and reason | Evidence link and status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design | __________ | __________ |
| Version | __________ | __________ |
| Item | __________ | __________ |
| Gap | __________ | __________ |
| Submission | __________ | __________ |

## Completion checks

- [ ] Build a guideline/version/evidence matrix with non-applicability reasons.

## Changes and limitations

| Date | Change | Data known at decision time | Reason | Consequence for claim | Reviewer |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ | __________ |

## Sources and further reading

- [EQUATOR Network — Reporting guidelines](https://www.equator-network.org/)
- [SPIRIT–CONSORT — Published statements, including the 2025 updates](https://www.consort-spirit.org/published-statements)
- [PRISMA 2020 — Statement and checklists](https://www.prisma-statement.org/prisma-2020)
- [EQUATOR — COREQ for interviews and focus groups](https://www.equator-network.org/reporting-guidelines/coreq/)

Related guide: https://didgar-research-site1.vercel.app/en/guides/reporting-guidelines/