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Anita Bandrowski1,2,3, Amit Namburi4, Adam Ferguson2
1Department of Neuroscience, University of California at San Diego, San Diego, California, USA.
Journal of Neurotrauma
|June 17, 2026
Summary
A study comparing two journals found that requiring a rigor section improved reporting of preclinical traumatic brain injury (TBI) research transparency. However, key elements like sex as a biological variable and reagent reporting need further improvement for better scientific reproducibility.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Biomedical Research
Background:
- Preclinical traumatic brain injury (TBI) research yields many studies, but clinical translation is limited.
- Rigor and transparency are crucial for replicability and translatability, yet reporting practices are often incomplete.
- Improving transparency requires authors to address specific reporting items.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare transparency reporting practices between the Journal of Neurotrauma and Experimental Neurology.
- To assess the impact of the Journal of Neurotrauma's required rigor-related section on reporting quality.
Main Methods:
- Utilized SciScore, an AI tool, to detect and quantify rigor/transparency sentences in published articles.
- Compared reporting of specific transparency items (e.g., blinding, power calculations, data deposition) in both journals.
- Analyzed items explicitly requested in the Journal of Neurotrauma's instructions versus those not explicitly requested.
Main Results:
- The Journal of Neurotrauma showed significantly better reporting for six of eight explicitly requested transparency items compared to Experimental Neurology.
- Reporting for three of four rigor items not explicitly requested in the Journal of Neurotrauma's template did not differ significantly between journals.
- Experimental Neurology demonstrated significantly better reporting for the sex of subjects.
Conclusions:
- The Journal of Neurotrauma's mandatory rigor section effectively enhances reporting transparency in preclinical TBI research.
- Further improvements are needed, particularly in reporting sex as a biological variable and transparent reagent reporting, to align with major scientific standards.
- Enhancing these specific reporting areas will improve the overall rigor and reproducibility of TBI research.
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