title: Re: "Did you write a protocol before starting your project?".
abstract: We read the article "did you write a protocol before starting your project?" by Bando et al. In this letter, we express our opinion regarding the importance of writing protocols prior to starting projects.
authors.affiliation: Imperial College School of Medicine, London, SW7 2AZ, UK. sr2713@ic.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Shivanchan
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5465-7660
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rajmohan
authors.affiliation: University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Buket
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gundogan
authors.affiliation: Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
authors.forename: Riaz A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Agha
mesh_terms: D001319:Authorship; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D006801:Humans; D013903:Thoracic Surgery
keywords: Protocol; Publication; Rejection