The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In Behavioural Interventions (SCRIBE 2016)
​Overview
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The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In Behavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016 provides evidence-based recommendations for reporting behavioural single-case experimental designs. Developed through an international consensus process, SCRIBE aims to improve the completeness, transparency and quality of published single-case research across disciplines.
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What is it for?​
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SCRIBE provides a structured reporting framework to help authors clearly describe the design, conduct, analysis and findings of single-case experimental studies, facilitating critical appraisal, replication and evidence synthesis.
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Who should use it?​
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Researchers, clinicians, students, journal editors, peer reviewers and others involved in the design, conduct, reporting and evaluation of behavioural single-case experimental research.
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Key resources​
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The SCRIBE guideline includes a 26-item reporting checklist and an accompanying Explanation and Elaboration paper.
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About SCRIBE
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Type
Reporting guideline
Published
2016
Developed by
SCRIBE Group
Based on
International expert consensus
Number of items
26
Full references
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Tate, R. L., Perdices, M., Rosenkoetter, U., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Shadish, W., Horner, R., Kratochwill, T., Barlow, D. H., Kazdin, A., Sampson, M., Shamseer, L., Vohra, S., Nikles, J., and the SCRIBE Development Group. (2016). The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016 Statement. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 4(1), 10-31.
Tate, R. L., Perdices, M., Rosenkoetter, U., McDonald, S., Togher, L., Shadish, W., Horner, R., Kratochwill, T., Barlow, D. H., Kazdin, A., Sampson, M., Shamseer, L., Vohra, S., Nikles, J., and the SCRIBE Development Group. (2016). The Single-Case Reporting Guideline In BEhavioural Interventions (SCRIBE) 2016: Explanation and Elaboration. Archives of Scientific Psychology, 4(1), 32-53.
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