Female-specific research on sports science and sports medicine (SSSM) fails to mirror the increase in participation and popularity of women’s sport. Females have historically been excluded from SSSM research, particularly because their physiological intricacy necessitates more complex study designs, longer research times, and additional costs. Consequently, most SSSM practices are based on research with men, despite potential problems in translation to females due to sexual dimorphism in biological and phenotypical parameters as well as differences in event characteristics (e.g., race distances/durations). Recognition that erroneous extrapolations may hamper the efforts of females to maximize their athletic potential has created an impetus to acknowledge and readdress the sex disparity in SSSM research. To direct the priorities for future research, it is prudent to first develop a comprehensive understanding of the gaps in current knowledge by systematically “auditing” the literature. By conducting audits of the literature to highlight underdeveloped topics or identify potential problems with the quality of research, this information can then be used to expediently direct new research activities. This paper therefore presents a standardized audit methodology to establish the representation of female athletes in subdisciplines of existing SSSM research, including a template for reporting the results of key metrics. This standardized audit process will enable comparisons over time and between research subdisciplines. This working guide provides an important step toward achieving sex equity across SSSM research, with the eventual goal of providing evidence-based recommendations specific to the female athlete.

针对女性运动科学和运动医学 (SSSM) 的研究未能反映女性运动参与度和受欢迎程度的增加。女性历来被排除在 SSSM 研究之外，特别是因为她们的生理复杂性需要更复杂的研究设计、更长的研究时间和额外的成本。因此，大多数 SSSM 实践都是基于对男性的研究，尽管由于生物学和表型参数的性别二态性以及事件特征（例如，比赛距离/持续时间）的差异，在转化为女性时可能存在问题。认识到错误的推断可能会阻碍女性最大限度地发挥其运动潜力的努力，这为承认和重新解决 SSSM 研究中的性别差异提供了动力。为了指导未来研究的重点，谨慎的做法是首先通过系统地“审核”文献来全面了解当前知识的差距。通过对文献进行审核以突出未开发的主题或识别研究质量的潜在问题，这些信息可用于方便地指导新的研究活动。因此，本文提出了一种标准化的审计方法，以确定女性运动员在现有 SSSM 研究的子学科中的代表性，包括用于报告关键指标结果的模板。这种标准化的审计过程将能够随着时间的推移和研究子学科之间的比较。本工作指南为在 SSSM 研究中实现性别平等迈出了重要一步，