How to cite CINEX

If you use CINEX when reporting a clinical information extraction study, please cite the guideline paper. The Explanation & Elaboration document, which underpins the item descriptions on the Elements page, is published as supplementary material alongside it.

The consensus-based CINEX guideline for reporting clinical information extraction studies

2026

Authors: Reichenpfader D, Zaghir J, Cécilia-Joseph E, Delange B, Shaitarova A, Sylvestre E, Dennstädt F, Zhang B, Teodoro D, Meystre S, Müller H, Denecke K

Journal: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocag136

The development protocol was published separately: Improving the Reporting Quality of Studies on Information Extraction From Clinical Texts: Protocol for the Development of a Consensus-Based Reporting Guideline. JMIR Research Protocols 2025. DOI: 10.2196/76776

The consensus process itself is reported against the ACCORD reporting guideline; the completed checklist is on the ACCORD checklist page.

Publications using CINEX

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