Current reading list (September 2026)
We have been keeping an eye on the methods literature, and think people with an interest in the Bias Methods Group may be interested in the following articles published recently:
Chapron C, Ghosn L, Riveros C, Baron G, Boutron I. Completeness of reporting in abstracts of randomized controlled trials and factors associated with complete reporting: a meta-research study. Res Integr Peer Rev 2026;11:11.
Guelimi R, Choudhary C, Ollivier C, et al. Comparison between risk of bias-1 and risk of bias-2 tool and impact on network meta-analysis results-A case study from a living Cochrane review on psoriasis. J Clin Epidemiol 2026;190:112097.
Iheozor-Ejiofor Z, Savović J, Bowater RJ, Higgins JPT. The application of ROBINS-I guidance in systematic reviews of non-randomised studies: A descriptive study. Res Synth Methods 2026;17:265-76.
Korfitsen CB, Van Beersel Krejčíková H, Nejstgaard CH, et al. Unpacking the black box - a questionnaire study of how medical journals identify and manage conflicts of interest of editors and peer reviewers. J Clin Epidemiol 2026;197:112376.
Kwok W, Dallant T, Martin G, et al. Systematic reviews on the same topic are common but often fail to meet key methodological standards: a research-on-research study. J Clin Epidemiol 2026;189:112018.
Laursen DRT, Salazar J, Jürgens G, Hróbjartsson A. Active placebo control interventions in pharmacological trials: a scoping review of the development process and a terminological analysis. J Clin Epidemiol 2026;197:112345.
Lunny C, Jain N, Nazari T, et al. Exploring the methodological quality and risk of bias in 200 systematic reviews: A comparative study of ROBIS and AMSTAR-2 tools. Res Synth Methods 2026;17:63-92.
Song Z, Jespersen C, Hróbjartsson A, et al. Outcome switching in cohort studies of interventions: meta-epidemiological study. BMJ 2026;393:e087975.
Toews M, Minozzi S, Stegeman BH, et al. Rating Down for Publication Bias is Rare in Cochrane Reviews: A Descriptive Study. Cochrane Evid Synth Methods 2026;4:e70089.
Yaacoub S, Ioannidis JPA, Hróbjartsson A, Porcher R, Ravaud P, Boutron I. Factors influencing the trustworthiness of non-randomized studies of interventions: a survey of international experts. BMC Med 2026;in press.
Former reading lists
The January 2026 reading list can be found here.
The June 2025 reading list can be found here.
The November 2024 reading list can be found here.
The December 2023 reading list can be found here.
The January 2023 reading list can be found here.
The November 2022 reading list can be found here.
The December 2021 reading list can be found here.
The March 2021 reading list can be found here.
The July 2020 reading list can be found here.
The December 2019 reading list can be found here.
The March 2019 reading list can be found here.
The August 2018 reading list can be found here.
The February 2018 reading list can be found here.
