Correction to: Following the science? Comparison of methodological and reporting quality of covid-19 and other research from the first wave of the pandemic (BMC Medicine, (2021), 19, 1, (46), 10.1186/s12916-021-01920-x)

1Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glaslow, New Lister Building Campus, Alexandra Parade, Glaslow G31 2ER, UK. 2Institute Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glaslow, Glaslow, UK. 3Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience Kings College London, London, UK. 4Department of Health Sciences, University Leicester, Liecester, UK. 5Cochrane Methods Support Unit, Cochrane UK, Oxford, UK. 6Health Ecocomics and Health Technology Assessment, University of Glaslow, Glaslow, UK. 7Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defence Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. 8NMAHP Research Unit, Glaslow Caledonian University, Glaslow, UK.