Stetleaf Academy
Free lessons on reporting your research, item by item.
For anyone writing up a study, whether it's a journal article, a thesis or a dissertation. Our first lessons cover health-research reporting guidelines (CONSORT 2025, STROBE and PRISMA 2020), and the Academy is built to grow to any field. Written in plain language, with examples from openly licensed published papers.
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Nine free articles on reporting your research, written in plain language. Each one takes a single topic, explains what's usually missing and why reviewers care, and ends with a short self-check you can use on your own draft.
- How to choose the right reporting guideline for your study
- CONSORT 2025: an overview for trial authors
- STROBE for observational studies: a practical reporting guide
- PRISMA 2020: reporting a systematic review and its flow
- A research project roadmap: from question to manuscript
- IMRaD explained: how a research paper is structured, and why
- How to write a constructive peer review
- Using the EQUATOR Network library
- What peer reviewers look for in a manuscript
Our first articles cover health-research reporting. Browse the list below, or start with how to choose a reporting guideline.
The articles teach you to report your work clearly. Your reviewers, editors, advisor and committee still have the final say.
Writing
IMRaD explained: how a research paper is structured, and why
What each section is for and how to keep them apart
A research project roadmap: from question to manuscript
Plan a traceable route from a research question to a manuscript, choosing reporting guidance early and keeping decisions visible.
Reporting guidelines
How to choose the right reporting guideline for your study
Design → guideline, extensions, cross-cutting guidance, versions
Using the EQUATOR Network library
Finding guidelines, extensions and current versions
CONSORT 2025: an overview for trial authors
Use CONSORT 2025 to organize a randomized-trial report, trace participant flow and make plans, results and changes findable.
PRISMA 2020: reporting a systematic review and its flow
Use PRISMA 2020 to explain a systematic review, distinguish records from studies and keep selection counts consistent.
STROBE for observational studies: a practical reporting guide
Organize a cohort, case-control or cross-sectional report with STROBE, making participant selection, confounding and missing data clear.
Understanding peer review
How to write a constructive peer review
Report structure, actionable comments, tone
What peer reviewers look for in a manuscript
The questions reviewers ask, section by section (author view)