DELPHISTAR

DELPHISTAR is a Delphi reporting guideline and stands for Delphi studies in social and health sciences - recommendations for a standardized reporting;
DELPHISTAR was developed by an interdisciplinary group of researchers belonging to the Delphi network DeWiss and agreed upon by Delphi experts in the health and social sciences;
This flyer contains more information about how and by whom DELPHISTAR was created: DELPHISTAR Flyer
It is available free of charge at https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0304651

Improve, harmonize, and make comparable the reporting in publications on Delphi studies;
Facilitate the evaluation of Delphi studies including during peer review processes;
Reduce, and ideally prevent, inconsistencies and unclear descriptions in publications on Delphi studies;
Raise awareness of the diversity among the Delphi variants and of their specific potentials and challenges.

valid for all Delphi variants (e.g., Classic Delphi, Real-Time Delphi, Group Delphi, Policy Delphi, Argumentative Delphi, Café Delphi);
applicable to different purposes (e.g., Delphi studies to establish consensus, to gather expert judgments or to forecast);
given equal consideration in the health and social sciences.

Spranger, J., Homberg, A., Sonnberger, M. & Niederberger, M. (2022). Reporting guidelines for Delphi techniques in health sciences: A methodological review. Zeitschrift fur Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualitat im Gesundheitswesen, 172, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zefq.2022.04.025
Niederberger, M. & Spranger, J. (2020). Delphi technique in health sciences: A Map. Frontiers in public health, 8, Artikel 457, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2020.00457
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EQUATOR Network: https://www.equator-network.org/library/reporting-guidelines-under-development/reporting-guidelines-under-development-for-other-study-designs/#DELPHISTAR