Frequency of items grouped into preliminary domains included in an online survey of experts (stage 1)
| Preliminary domain | Frequency of items per domain |
| Inspecting results in the paper | 26 |
| Inspecting the research team | 17 |
| Inspecting conduct, governance and transparency | 19 |
| Inspecting text and publication details | 7 |
| Inspecting individual participant data | 33 |
| 102 |