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Table 3 Specification in Instructions for Authors of Six Publication Procedures Designed to Improve Research Integrity by 2018 JCR Q1 and Q2 Nutrition and Dietetics Journals that Publish Original Research (n = 33)a

From: High impact nutrition and dietetics journals’ use of publication procedures to increase research transparency

Journal

COI Disclosure

Recommends Guidelines

Clinical Trial Registrationb

Other Registration

Data Sharing

Registered Reports

Total

1 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

5

2 Clinical Nutrition

4

3 International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity

5

4 Food Chemistry

c

c

4

5 International Journal of Obesity

4

6 Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry

d

c

4

7 European Journal of Nutrition

2

8 Journal of Nutrition

4

9 Nutrients

e

4

10 Journal of the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics

4

11 Journal of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition

1

12 Obesity

4

13 Nutritional Neuroscience

4

14 Hepatobiliary Surgery & Nutrition

3

15 Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

5

16 Food Policy

3

17 Nutrition & Metabolism

5

18 Nutrition Journal

5

19 Nutrition

f

4

20 International Journal of Eating Disorders

4

21 Appetite

g

3

22 Applied Physiology Nutrition & Metabolism

c

c

4

23 Nutrition Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases

4

24 British Journal of Nutrition

3

25 Maternal & Child Nutrition

4

26 Journal of Functional Foods

g

3

27 European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

4

28 Nutrition & Diabetes

4

29 Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics

4

30 Annals of Nutrition & Metabolism

h

c

3

31 Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition

3

32 Beneficial Microbes

1

33 Genes & Nutrition

5

TOTAL

33

30

27

8

25i

0

123

  1. Notes
  2. a = journal recommends use of the procedure; ✗ = journal does not recommend use of the procedure. Rows 1–13 are JCR Q1 journals and rows 14–33 are Q2 journals.
  3. b Three journals (Food Policy, Appetite and Journal of Functional Foods) contained a link to their publisher which stated that it supported clinical trial registration for relevant journals. These were rated ✗ (No) in the table as the language in linked document is vague and does not state which journals are relevant.
  4. c Procedure mentioned only in a document linked to the instructions for authors, but not in the actual instructions.
  5. d One set of guidelines mentioned in the instructions for authors (ARRIVE) and one (CONSORT) mentioned only in a document inked to these.
  6. e Three sets of guidelines are mentioned in the instructions for authors (PRISMA; CONSORT; ARRIVE), and these and one other (TOP) are mentioned in a document linked to instructions.
  7. f One set of guidelines mentioned in the instructions for authors (CONSORT) and two (CONSORT; ARRIVE) mentioned in a document linked to these.
  8. g One set of guidelines mentioned in the instructions for authors (ARRIVE) and two (CONSORT; ARRIVE) mentioned in a document linked these.
  9. h Two sets of guidelines mentioned in the instructions for authors (the EQUATOR Network and PRISMA) and one (ARRIVE) mentioned in a document linked to these.
  10. i 22 of the 25 journals encourage data sharing for all types of studies. Additionally, Obesity and Applied Physiology Nutrition and Metabolism each requires a written data sharing statement for clinical trials, but not for papers reporting other study designs. Only Nutrition and Diabetes requires data sharing as a condition of publication.