The 2016 update to the ethical standards for the International Journal of Sports Medicine provides guidelines on human and animal research, social media use, and sample size considerations.
For publication in the International Journal of Sports Medicine (IJSM), studies involving human participants or animals must have been conducted in accordance with recognised ethical standards and national/international laws. At the very first submission stage, authors are required to confirm that these standards and laws have been adhered to by reading, and formally citing, this editorial within the methods section of their own manuscript. Authors who do not provide any information regarding ethical approval will have their manuscripts rejected before it enters the peer-review process, without any option to resubmit.
Harriss et al. (Tue,) conducted a editorial in Sports Medicine Research Ethics. The 2016 update to the ethical standards for the International Journal of Sports Medicine provides guidelines on human and animal research, social media use, and sample size considerations.