Contemporary practices in scoping review protocol registration: a meta-research analysis of high-impact health journals (2024–2025)

Fernando César Paraizo Borges, Raissa Tabosa Ferreira, Kevin Henrique Azevedo Duarte, Clarice Wanderley de Sousa, Ana Beatriz Maia Fernandes, Manuella Rocha Boaventura Pinheiro, Thereza Eduarda Medeiros Pimentel, Gustavo Andrade de Oliveira, Manuela Queiroz Reis, Maria Heloísa Pignataro Lange, Maycon Willian Fontes da Costa, Giovanna Kettlen Mendes Silva, Bruno Fontenele Carvalho, Fabio Gamboa Ritto, João Vitor dos Santos Canellas

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DOI: 10.1186/s12874-026-02919-9
Published: 2026-06-17
Container: BMC Medical Research Methodology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s12874-026-02919-9,
  title = {Contemporary practices in scoping review protocol registration: a meta-research analysis of high-impact health journals (2024–2025)},
  author = {Fernando César Paraizo Borges and Raissa Tabosa Ferreira and Kevin Henrique Azevedo Duarte and Clarice Wanderley de Sousa and Ana Beatriz Maia Fernandes and Manuella Rocha Boaventura Pinheiro and Thereza Eduarda Medeiros Pimentel and Gustavo Andrade de Oliveira and Manuela Queiroz Reis and Maria Heloísa Pignataro Lange and Maycon Willian Fontes da Costa and Giovanna Kettlen Mendes Silva and Bruno Fontenele Carvalho and Fabio Gamboa Ritto and João Vitor dos Santos Canellas},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Medical Research Methodology},
  doi = {10.1186/s12874-026-02919-9},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-026-02919-9}
}

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AU  - Raissa Tabosa Ferreira
AU  - Kevin Henrique Azevedo Duarte
AU  - Clarice Wanderley de Sousa
AU  - Ana Beatriz Maia Fernandes
AU  - Manuella Rocha Boaventura Pinheiro
AU  - Thereza Eduarda Medeiros Pimentel
AU  - Gustavo Andrade de Oliveira
AU  - Manuela Queiroz Reis
AU  - Maria Heloísa Pignataro Lange
AU  - Maycon Willian Fontes da Costa
AU  - Giovanna Kettlen Mendes Silva
AU  - Bruno Fontenele Carvalho
AU  - Fabio Gamboa Ritto
AU  - João Vitor dos Santos Canellas
PY  - 2026
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Borges, F. C. P., Ferreira, R. T., Duarte, K. H. A., Sousa, C. W. D., Fernandes, A. B. M., Pinheiro, M. R. B., Pimentel, T. E. M., Oliveira, G. A. D., Reis, M. Q., Lange, M. H. P., Costa, M. W. F. D., Silva, G. K. M., Carvalho, B. F., Ritto, F. G., & Canellas, J. V. D. S. (2026). Contemporary practices in scoping review protocol registration: a meta-research analysis of high-impact health journals (2024–2025). BMC Medical Research Methodology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-026-02919-9

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