Σύγκριση μεθόδων

	Δίκτυο EQUATOR: Πρότυπα για τη δημοσίευση ερευνητικών μελετών στην υγεία	Δομή IMRaD: Εισαγωγή, Μέθοδοι, Αποτελέσματα και Συζήτηση
Πεδίο	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή	Ακαδημαϊκή Γραφή
Οικογένεια	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
Έτος προέλευσης	2006	1970
Δημιουργός	EQUATOR Network (founded 2006); hosted by University of Oxford	International scientific publishing community (adopted widely by 1970s)
Τύπος	Standard	Guideline
Θεμελιώδης πηγή	Moher, D., Altman, D. G., Schulz, K. F., Simera, I., & Wager, E. (2012). Guidelines for reporting health research: A user's manual. British Medical Journal, 345, e5997.	International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (2023). Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical Journals.
Εναλλακτικές ονομασίες	EQUATOR, reporting guidelines, PRISMA, CONSORT	IMRaD, IMRAD, scientific manuscript structure
Συναφείς	4	5
Σύνοψη	EQUATOR (Enhancing QUAlity and Transparency Of health Research) is a global network that develops, endorses, and promotes reporting guidelines for health and life sciences research. Founded in 2006 and hosted by the University of Oxford, EQUATOR maintains a library of 500+ guidelines covering study designs (randomized trials, observational studies, systematic reviews, case reports, qualitative research, etc.). Major guidelines include CONSORT (randomized controlled trials), STROBE (observational studies), PRISMA (systematic reviews and meta-analyses), and CARE (case reports). These guidelines specify which items must be reported and how to report them, reducing inconsistency and enabling readers to assess study validity. Many journals now require adherence to relevant EQUATOR guidelines.	IMRaD is the standard organizational framework for scientific manuscripts in biomedical and natural sciences research. It separates reporting into four sequential sections—Introduction (why the research was conducted), Methods (how it was done), Results (what was found), and Discussion (what the findings mean)—enabling readers to understand, evaluate, and reproduce the work. Adopted as best practice by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) since the 1970s, IMRaD structure is now mandated or strongly recommended by most peer-reviewed journals.