Abstract
We developed a reporting guideline to provide authors with guidance about what should be reported when writing a paper for publication in a scientific journal using a particular type of research design: the single-case experimental design. This report describes the methods used to develop the single-case reporting guideline in behavioural interventions (SCRIBE) 2016. As a result of 2 online surveys and a 2-day meeting of experts, the SCRIBE 2016 checklist was developed, which is a set of 26 items that authors need to address when writing about single-case research. This article complements the more detailed SCRIBE 2016 explanation and elaboration article (Tate et al., 2016) that provides a rationale for each of the items and examples of adequate reporting from the literature. Both these resources will assist authors to prepare reports of single-case research with clarity, completeness, accuracy, and transparency. They will also provide journal reviewers and editors with a practical checklist against which such reports may be critically evaluated. We recommend that the SCRIBE 2016 is used by authors preparing manuscripts describing single-case research for publication, as well as journal reviewers and editors who are evaluating such manuscripts.
Translated title of the contribution | The single-case reporting guideline in behavioural interventions (SCRIBE)2016 statement |
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Original language | French |
Pages (from-to) | 103-117 |
Number of pages | 15 |
Journal | Pratiques Psychologiques |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2019 |
Keywords
- single-case design
- methodology
- reporting guidelines
- publication standards