Five years on, NO PROGRESS: the gender equity crisis in sport and exercise medicine publishing persists - action is now overdue.

Cowan SM, Crossley KM, Girdwood M.

DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336
Published: 2026-07-08
Container: Br J Sports Med
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336,
  title = {Five years on, NO PROGRESS: the gender equity crisis in sport and exercise medicine publishing persists - action is now overdue.},
  author = {Cowan SM and  Crossley KM and  Girdwood M.},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Br J Sports Med},
  doi = {10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336}
}

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AU  - Cowan SM
AU  -  Crossley KM
AU  -  Girdwood M.
PY  - 2026
JO  - Br J Sports Med
DO  - 10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336
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SM, C., KM, C., & M., G. (2026). Five years on, NO PROGRESS: the gender equity crisis in sport and exercise medicine publishing persists - action is now overdue.. Br J Sports Med. https://doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2025-111336

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