Reporting of medical research costs. Improving transparency and reproducibility of medical research

Methods Inf Med. 2014;53(4):329-31. doi: 10.3414/ME14-04-0004. Epub 2014 Jul 2.

Abstract

Increasing numbers of research reporting guidelines are being published. These guidelines facilitate rigorous and complete reporting, and presentation of published studies. However, current reporting guidelines do not address issues related to costs of research methods. We propose to publish costs of research in order to increase transparency, efficiency, quality and ultimately reproducibility of scientific studies.

Keywords: Evidence-based medicine; publishing guidelines; research costs; transparency.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research / economics*
  • Conflict of Interest / economics
  • Costs and Cost Analysis*
  • Financing, Organized / economics
  • Guideline Adherence*
  • Humans
  • Netherlands
  • Publishing / economics*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Research Report*