Author’s response to reviews Title: Guideline-based quality indicators - a systematic comparison of German and international clinical practice guidelines: protocol for a systematic review Authors:

Title: Guideline-based quality indicators a systematic comparison of German and international clinical practice guidelines: protocol for a systematic review Authors: Monika Becker ([email protected]) Jessica Breuing ([email protected]) Monika Nothacker ([email protected]) Stefanie Deckert ([email protected]) Mirco Steudtner ([email protected]) Jochen Schmitt ([email protected]) Edmund A.M. Neugebauer ([email protected]; [email protected]) Dawid Pieper ([email protected]) Version: 1 Date: 10 Nov 2017 Author’s response to reviews: Reviewer #1: General comments: I thought that the protocol was generally well written and outlines an interesting and unusual systematic review of quality indicators from clinical practice guidelines and the methods used to develop them. The authors have as far as possible followed reporting guidelines for the protocol (PRISMA-P) however, there are some deviations due to the slightly unusual nature of the proposed review, which the authors have acknowledged appropriately.