British Journal of Sports Medicine
Submission checklist and article types
- Publisher
- BMJ Publishing Group
- ISSN (online)
- 1473-0480
- ISSN (print)
- 0306-3674
- Specialty
- Orthopedics
- Journal website
- bjsm.bmj.com
Article types
| Article type | Reporting guideline | Extra Journal-specific Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Consensus Statement | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Editorial(invitation only) | Depends on study design | 0 |
| Original Research | Depends on study design | 6 |
| Review | Depends on study design | 4 |
| State of the Art Review | Depends on study design | 4 |
| Systematic Review | PRISMA | 4 |
The guideline shown is the one that usually applies to that article type. For original research it depends on the design: see the reporting guidelines. Every review also covers about 80 general content checks; the requirement counts above are the additional checks specific to this journal.
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