Use these Reporting guidelines/ checklists by study type, created by the EQUATOR Network.
Randomized Trials CONSORT
Observational Studies STROBE
Systematic Reviews PRISMA
Quality Improvement SQUIRE
Or try:
Writing in Boxes for Scientific Journals - this modules takes you step by step through the IMRAD sections of a manuscript. If you need some prompts, this might be useful.
Suggested order for manuscript sections:
1.Prepare tables & figures (if you have them)
2.Write up the literature review (use your study protocol!)
3.Write Methods
4.Write Results
5.Write Discussion & Conclusions
6.Write Introduction
7.Write Abstract (if you submitted an abstract for a conference, you may need to re-write
8.Create article title (brief & compelling)
Hayes-Larson E, Kezios KL, Mooney SJ, Lovasi G. Who is in this study, anyway? Guidelines for a useful Table 1. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019;114:125-132. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2019.06.011