Republication of: Elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: Mandatory use of the reporting guidelines

Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation advocates the complete and transparent reporting of research and methods,and is pleased to be part of an initiative to mandate the use of reporting guidelines. this editorial is a republication of a previously published editorial in archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2013.12.010),and is republished here under the terms of the creative commons attribution-noncommercial-noderivs 3.0 license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/). for citation purposes,please use the original publication details: chan l,heinemann aw,roberts j. elevating the quality of disability and rehabilitation research: mandatory use of the reporting guidelines. arch phys med rehabil. 2014;95:415-7. © 2015 american congress of rehabilitation medicine.