# PRISMA reporting: core reading list

This curated example records bibliographic metadata from the publisher pages. It is a three-paper starting collection, not an exhaustive search or full-text synthesis.

## 1. The PRISMA 2020 statement: An updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

**Authors:** Matthew J. Page; Joanne E. McKenzie; Patrick M. Bossuyt; Isabelle Boutron; Tammy C. Hoffmann; Cynthia D. Mulrow; Larissa Shamseer; Jennifer M. Tetzlaff; Elie A. Akl; Sue E. Brennan; Roger Chou; Julie Glanville; Jeremy M. Grimshaw; Asbjørn Hróbjartsson; Manoj M. Lalu; Tianjing Li; Elizabeth W. Loder; Evan Mayo-Wilson; Steve McDonald; Luke A. McGuinness; Lesley A. Stewart; James Thomas; Andrea C. Tricco; Vivian A. Welch; Penny Whiting; David Moher.

**Published:** Mar 29, 2021.

**DOI:** [10.1371/journal.pmed.1003583](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003583).

**Publisher:** [PLOS Medicine](https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1003583).

**Reading purpose:** Begin with the updated reporting statement. Its publication year is 2021; “2020” belongs to its title.

## 2. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

**Authors:** David Moher; Alessandro Liberati; Jennifer Tetzlaff; Douglas G. Altman; The PRISMA Group.

**Published:** Jul 21, 2009.

**DOI:** [10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097).

**Publisher:** [PLOS Medicine](https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097).

**Reading purpose:** Read as historical reporting guidance and context for the updated statement.

## 3. The PRISMA Statement for Reporting Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses of Studies That Evaluate Health Care Interventions: Explanation and Elaboration

**Authors:** Alessandro Liberati; Douglas G. Altman; Jennifer Tetzlaff; Cynthia Mulrow; Peter C. Gøtzsche; John P. A. Ioannidis; Mike Clarke; P. J. Devereaux; Jos Kleijnen; David Moher.

**Published:** Jul 21, 2009.

**DOI:** [10.1371/journal.pmed.1000100](https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000100).

**Publisher:** [PLOS Medicine](https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1000100).

**Reading purpose:** Read as historical reporting guidance and context for the updated statement.

## Before reuse

Preserve author order and the organization author The PRISMA Group on the 2009 statement. The 2009 explanation paper has its own ten-author list. Verify the target citation style before export. A library metadata update does not automatically update a saved reading-list file.