Raising the bar for causal inference: PLOS Medicine adopts the TARGET guidelines for target trial emulation studies

The TARGET guidelines aim to improve transparency and consistency in reporting of observational studies that emulate target trials. In alignment with these goals, PLOS Medicine fully endorses the TARGET guidelines and now asks that new submissions of target trial emulation studies adhere to them.

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS medicine Jg. 22; H. 10; S. e1004796
1. Verfasser: Lumbard, Helen
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: United States Public Library of Science 31.10.2025
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Schlagworte:
Analysis
Causality
Clinical Trials as Topic - standards
Epidemiology
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Observational Studies as Topic - standards
Research Design - standards
ISSN:1549-1676, 1549-1277, 1549-1676
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Zusammenfassung:The TARGET guidelines aim to improve transparency and consistency in reporting of observational studies that emulate target trials. In alignment with these goals, PLOS Medicine fully endorses the TARGET guidelines and now asks that new submissions of target trial emulation studies adhere to them.
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ISSN:1549-1676
1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1004796