title: [Adherence to research reporting guidelines in biomedical journals in Latin America and the Caribbean].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the familiarity of the editors of journals indexed in the LILACS database with the guidelines for reporting on and publishing research- promoted by the EQUATOR Network (Enhancing QUAlity and Transparency Of Health Research)-, the journals' requirements for use of the guidelines, and the editors' opinions regarding the reasons for the low rate of use.
  
  
  METHODS
  LILACS editors were surveyed by e-mail about the guidelines and their availability at the EQUATOR website, and about the requirements and difficulties in using them.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of 802 editors, 16.4% answered the survey. More than half said they were not aware of the guidelines (especially STROBE and PRISMA) and 30% were familiar with the EQUATOR Network.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The first Latin American and Caribbean study on LILACS editors' familiarity with the guidelines revealed that more than half of them were not familiar either with the guidelines or the EQUATOR Network.
authors.affiliation: Centro Cochrane Argentina, Instituto de Efectividad Clínica y Sanitaria.
authors.forename: Demián
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Glujovsky
authors.affiliation: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, Estados Unidos de América.
authors.forename: Eleana
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.affiliation: Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Washington, Estados Unidos de América.
authors.forename: Ludovic
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Reveiz
authors.affiliation: Centro Latinoamericano y del Caribe de Información en Ciencias de la Salud,, Organización Panamericana de la Salud, São Paulo, Brasil.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murasaki
mesh_terms: D017691:Caribbean Region; D016206:Databases, Bibliographic; D035081:Editorial Policies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D007843:Latin America; D010506:Periodicals as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D017594:Publication Bias; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D011786:Quality Control; D058028:Research Report / Q000592:standards*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires