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Frontiers in Research Metrics and Analytics (FRMA) is an open-access journal that was launched in 2016. Its mission is to provide a platform for scholars to learn, evaluate, and improve research and scholarship in various disciplines. The journal aims to advance meta-knowledge of research and innovation and promote new ways of conducting high-quality research. FRMA consists of six sections that cover topics such as assessment, evaluation, scholarly communication, and strategic management of research and innovation. The journal has published 369 articles so far and has been cited by other journals in related fields. The article provides an overview of the intellectual neighborhood of FRMA and highlights exemplary works published in the journal. [Extracted from the article]

Biomedical research reporting guidelines provide a framework by which journal editors and the researchers who conduct studies can ensure that the reported research is both complete and transparent. With more than 16 different guidelines for the 11 major study types of medical and health research, authors need to be familiar with journal reporting standards. To assess the current endorsements of reporting guidelines for biomedical and health research, this study examined the instructions for authors (IFAs) of 559 biomedical journals by 11 prominent publishers that publish original research or systematic reviews/meta-analyses. Data from the above original sources were cleaned and restructured, and analyzed in a database and text miner. Each journal's instructions or information for authors were examined to code if any of five prominent reporting guidelines were mentioned and what form the guideline adherence demonstration took. Seventeen journals published the reporting guidelines. Four of the five reporting guidelines listed journals as endorsers. For journals with open peer review reports, a sample of journals and peer reviews was analyzed for mention of adherence to reporting guidelines. The endorsement of research guidelines by publishers and their associated journals is inconsistent for some publishers, with only a small number of journals endorsing relevant guidelines. Based on the analysis of open peer reviews, there is evidence that some reviewers check the adherence to the endorsed reporting guidelines. Currently, there is no universal endorsement of reporting guidelines by publishers nor ways of demonstrating adherence to guidelines. Journals may not directly inform authors of their guideline endorsements, making it more difficult for authors to adhere to endorsed guidelines. Suggestions derived from the findings are provided for authors, journals, and reporting guidelines to ensure increased adequate use of endorsed reporting guidelines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]