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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Published in:	PLoS medicine Vol. 22; no. 10; p. e1004796
Main Author:	Lumbard, Helen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 31.10.2025 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	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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Summary:	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