Reported use of reporting guidelines among JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute authors, editorial outcomes, and reviewer ratings related to adherence to guidelines and clarity of presentation

Table 3 Reviewer rating scores across editorial decisions^a

Editorial decision	Adherence to reporting guidelines		Clarity of presentation
Editorial decision	Reviewer rating score, mean (SD)	P	Reviewer rating score, mean (SD)	P
Rejected after peer review	2.9 (1.57)		3.1 (1.08)
Not rejected after peer review	3.2 (1.61)	.005	3.6 (1.00)	< .001

^aReviewer rating, score: not applicable, 0; fair, 1; poor, 2; good, 3; very good, 4; and outstanding, 5. P values were calculated using a two-sided paired t test

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