APS Requiring Identification of Sex or Gender in Reporting of Scientific Researc

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American Physiological Society Issues New Policy Requiring Identification of Sex or Gender in Reporting of Scientific Research

American Physiological Society
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/For-the-Press/releases/12/9.html

BETHESDA, Md. (March 1, 2012)—The American Physiological Society (APS) has announced a new policy requiring the reporting of the sex of experimental animals and the sex or gender of humans used in studies submitted for publication in any of the organization's 13 peer-reviewed journals. This notable requirement for all research study authors has been approved by the APS leadership and will be presented in an editorial, "In Pursuit of Scientific Excellence – Sex Matters" (http://bit.ly/Arm0FL) written by Virginia Miller, Ph.D., Professor, Surgery and Physiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. The announcement was made by Hershel Raff, Ph.D., Chair of the society's Publications Committee. He added that the editorial will appear in the journals beginning this month.