The purpose of our translation policy is to ensure that the translation of any PROBAST+AI document accurately reflects the collaborative expertise of all PROBAST+AI authors.

We fully endorse “official” translations of the documents which have followed our translation policy. Please let us know if you have any questions or concerns about our translation policy and process. If you are in agreement with the below policy and would like to proceed with translation, please contact us to start this process.

Any PROBAST+AI translations must meet the following criteria:

• Developed using the latest versions of the PROBAST+AI document from this website;
• Developed in collaboration with us;
• Follow the steps of translations described below;

Steps of PROBAST+AITranslation

Step 1: Contact us and select which document you wish to translate: Statement, explanatory paper, tool or any of these documents for a extension.

Step 2: Complete a draft of the translation of selected document. Use the most up-to-date document found on the website. If you are unsure of what version to use, please check with us.

Step 3: Have a back-translation of the draft translation carried out by an independent source. The person who back-translates the translated draft should not be involved with the translation in the first place and should be familiar with scientific language in both English and the selected language. If you do not know someone who is able to carry out this task, please let us know and we will try to assist you in finding someone to do this.

Step 4: Send us the back-translated documents for a review. We will make note of any differences between the back-translation and the original English publication of the corresponding PROBAST document and send you this feedback. It is important that the translation is as close to the original English version as possible since the wording of the document was carefully and purposefully selected by the PROBAST+AI authors based on a consensus process.

Step 5: If necessary, revise translated document based on feedback from us. This step may entail one or more iterations to ensure that wording of the translation is as accurate as possible.

Step 6: Disseminate the completed translation. While the translation will be posted to the website for users of the selected language to access freely, we encourage translators to seek publication of their translation in an open-access journal. While our authors will retain primary authorship on the translated document, translators will be listed in the acknowledgements section of the article as well as on secondary author byline where permitted by journals. Under the author line state “Translated by xxx”. Translators are encouraged to write an accompanying editorial which may be done in collaboration with one or more PROBAST+AI representatives, if desired. All official translations of PROBAST+AI documents will be  announced and posted on the website.