Reporting of Medical Research Costs

B. J. Visser; A. W. G Buijink; M. P. Grobusch

doi:10.3414/ME14-04-0004

Methods of Information in Medicine, Table of Contents

Methods Inf Med 2014; 53(04): 329-331
DOI: 10.3414/ME14-04-0004

Letter to the Editor

Schattauer GmbH

Reporting of Medical Research Costs

Improving Transparency and Reproducibility of Medical Research

Authors

B. J. Visser

¹Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
A. W. G Buijink

²Department of Neurology and Clinical Neurophysiology, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
M. P. Grobusch

¹Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Division of Internal Medicine, Academic Medical Center (AMC), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Abstract

Summary

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 - research costs - publishing guidelines - transparency

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