title: Adherence to ARRIVE Guidelines in Chinese Journal Reports on Neoplasms in Animals.
abstract: The Animals in Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments (ARRIVE) guidelines were published in 2010 with the aim of improving the quality of studies involving animals. However, how well Chinese studies involving animal neoplasms adhere to these guidelines has not been assessed.
  
  
  
  To evaluate the reporting quality of such experiments published between 2010 and 2012 in Chinese journals with support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
  
  
  
  We searched the Chinese Science Citation and Chinese Journal Full-Text Databases for articles published between 2010 and 2012 involving neoplasms in animals. The data were extracted into pre-prepared forms. Reporting quality was assessed using the ARRIVE checklist-39 items plus information on blinding.
  
  
  
  Three hundred and ninety-six animal studies were included in the analysis: 127 studies published in 2010, 140 studies published in 2011, and 129 studies published in 2012. The range of ARRIVE score is from 12 to 27 with a maximum possible score of 40. Studies published in 2012 (P = 0.012), 2011 (P = 0.015), 2010, July~Dec (P<0.017) had a significantly larger ARRIVE checklist score than those published in Jan.~June, 2010, respectively.
  
  
  
  Experiments involving neoplasms in animals published in Chinese journals generally have not comprehensively reported the information recommended by the ARRIVE guidelines. We strongly recommend that researchers conducting such studies report this information.
authors.affiliation: Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.|Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou, China.|Institute of Basic Research in Clinical Medicine, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Dongzhimen, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yali
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Xingxing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.|The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yuefen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mai
authors.affiliation: The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Xinxin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Lili
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Gengxue
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.affiliation: The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Hongping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gou
authors.affiliation: Evidence Based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.|The First Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Wanting
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: The Second Clinical Medical College of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
authors.forename: Yuchen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Feng
mesh_terms: D032761:Animal Experimentation / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D002681:China; D019983:Guideline Adherence / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011786:Quality Control; D012108:Research Personnel