title: Republication of: Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: Mandatory use of the reporting guidelines.
abstract: Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation advocates the complete and transparent reporting of research and methods, and is pleased to be part of an initiative to mandate the use of reporting guidelines. This Editorial is a republication of a previously published Editorial in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ( http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.12.010 ), and is republished here under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 License ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ ). For citation purposes, please use the original publication details: Chan L, Heinemann AW, Roberts J. Elevating the Quality of Disability and Rehabilitation Research: Mandatory use of the Reporting Guidelines. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2014;95:415-7.
authors.affiliation: American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, 11654 Plaza America Drive, Suite 535, Reston, VA, 20190, USA. lchan@acrm.org.
authors.forename: Leighton
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, and Center for Rehabilitation Outcomes Research, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60611-2654, USA. AHeinemann@acrm.org.
authors.forename: Allen W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Heinemann
authors.affiliation: Origin Editorial, LLC, Plymouth, MA, 02360, USA. jason@origineditorial.com.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Roberts
mesh_terms: D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D011643:Publishing / Q000592:standards*; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000639:trends*; D000066768:Rehabilitation Research / Q000592:standards* / Q000639:trends*