Heidari Shirin, Babor Thomas F, Castro Paola De, Tort Sera, Curno Mirjam
Reproductive Health Matters, EASE Gender Policy Committee, Londres, Reino Unido.
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, Mainsfield, CT, Estados Unidos.
Epidemiol Serv Saude. 2017 Jul-Sep;26(3):665-675. doi: 10.5123/S1679-49742017000300025.
Sex and gender differences are often overlooked in research design, study implementation and scientific reporting, as well as in general science communication. This oversight limits the generalizability of research findings and their applicability to clinical practice, in particular for women but also for men. This article describes the rationale for an international set of guidelines to encourage a more systematic approach to the reporting of sex and gender in research across disciplines.
A panel of 13 experts representing nine countries developed the guidelines through a series of teleconferences, conference presentations and a 2-day workshop. An internet survey of 716 journal editors, scientists and other members of the international publishing community was conducted as well as a literature search on sex and gender policies in scientific publishing.
The Sex and Gender Equity in Research (SAGER) guidelines are a comprehensive procedure for reporting of sex and gender information in study design, data analyses, results and interpretation of findings.
The SAGER guidelines are designed primarily to guide authors in preparing their manuscripts, but they are also useful for editors, as gatekeepers of science, to integrate assessment of sex and gender into all manuscripts as an integral part of the editorial process.
在研究设计、研究实施、科学报告以及一般科学传播中，性别差异常常被忽视。这种忽视限制了研究结果的普遍性及其在临床实践中的适用性，尤其是对女性而言，对男性也是如此。本文阐述了制定一套国际准则的基本原理，以鼓励采用更系统的方法在跨学科研究中报告性别信息。
一个由来自九个国家的13名专家组成的小组通过一系列电话会议、会议发言和为期两天的研讨会制定了这些准则。对716名期刊编辑、科学家和国际出版界的其他成员进行了一项网络调查，并对科学出版中的性别政策进行了文献检索。
《研究中的性别平等（SAGER）准则》是一套在研究设计、数据分析、结果及研究结果解读中报告性别信息的综合程序。
SAGER准则主要旨在指导作者撰写稿件，但对于作为科学把关人的编辑而言也很有用，可将性别评估作为编辑过程的一个组成部分纳入所有稿件中。
