Flow chart of articles identified, included and excluded.

<p>Flow chart of articles identified, included and excluded.</p

The number of included SRs MAs on acupuncture.

<p>The number of included SRs MAs on acupuncture.</p

The comparison for Reporting of checklists for SRs/MAs on PRISMA statement.

$<p>n = 169,</p>#<p>n = 260,</p>&<p>n = 157.</p><p>*: there were statistical differences compared with non-SCI journals/>2009 y and SCI journals/2009 y, respectively.</p><p>The comparison for Reporting of checklists for SRs/MAs on PRISMA statement.</p

Characteristics of included studies.

<p>* Reported both “systematic review” and “meta-analysis”.</p><p>Characteristics of included studies.</p