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Endocrine Society strengthens requirements for reporting sex differences
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The Endocrine Society has strengthened requirements for investigators when submitting research in order to improve reporting of the sex of study subjects, according to a society press release.
Authors of research are now required to disclose the sex of human and animal subjects as well as the sex of cell lines when human cells are the study subjects.
“Science shows us that biological differences between men and women can affect how they respond to illnesses and treatments,” Richard J. Santen, MD, president of the Endocrine Society, said in the release. “With its new policies, the Endocrine Society is leading the way in encouraging scientists to more fully explore the implications of sex differences in health and biomedical research.”
The new requirements will be applied to the following journals: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Endocrinology, Molecular Endocrinology and Hormones and Cancer.
Authors will also be asked to disclose whether sex differences were considered as part of the analysis.
“We are pleased to see progress being made in this area,” Santen said. “Sex is an important variable that needs to be considered in basic science as well as clinical research.”