Authors are strongly encouraged to use appropriate reporting guidelines when preparing and submitting manuscripts, to maximize transparency and reproducibility. Our editors and reviewers are also encouraged to use them in the review process. Completed checklists should be provided in the supplementary files on submission.

• CONSORT for randomized controlled trials;
• TREND for non-randomized trials;
• PRISMA for systematic review and meta-analyses;
• CARE for case reports;
• STROBE for observational studies;
• STREGA for genetic association studies;
• SRQR for qualitative studies;
• STARD for diagnostic accuracy studies;
• ARRIVE for animal experiments.