The journal adheres to the EQUATOR (Enhancing the QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) Network initiative that seeks to enhance reporting of public health literature (https://www.equator-network.org/). Authors should ensure that the appropriate reporting guidelines/checklists/statements are followed in reporting their research. Such guidelines include:

• CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials)
• PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis)
• ENTREQ (Enhancing Transparency in REporting the synthesis of Qualitative research)
• COREQ (Consolidated criteria for REporting Qualitative research)
• CARE (CAse REport guidelines)
• SQUIRE (Standards for Quality Improvement Reporting Excellence)
• STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)
• SPIRIT (Standard Protocol Items for Interventional Trials)
• CHEERS (Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards)
• STARD (Standards for Reporting Diagnostic Accuracy Studies)
• MOOSE (Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology)
• AGREE (Appraisal of Guidelines Research & Evaluation)
• REMARK (Reporting Recommendations for Tumor Marker Prognostic Studies)