Edited by :
Zachary Kerr, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Evert Verhagen, VU University Medical Center, Netherlands
Sports injury epidemiology is an emerging field that seeks to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of injuries sustained by individuals at all levels of physical activity. Research in this area relies on the collaborative efforts of experts from different fields, including public health, sports medicine, public policy, and athletic training. Such partnerships have also led to new studies on injury incidence and prevention, particularly in previously understudied settings.
We are looking for articles that either (1) highlight new and innovative research related to theoretical approaches, methodologies, and contexts, (2) include hard-to-reach, underserved, and/or understudied populations, or (3) ) examine sports injuries in emerging sporting contexts, including extreme sports, dance and performing arts, and e-sports.
We specifically encourage research that presents meaningful information on one or more of the following:
- Understand or predict how political, sociocultural, interpersonal, and behavioral factors affect the implementation and effectiveness of sports injury prevention interventions.
- Providing new knowledge on sports injury prevention using mixed methods study designs.
- Explaining spatial patterns of injury incidence through quantitative analyzes using epidemiological datasets.
- Computational cost-effectiveness analyzes that estimate the benefits of on-site sports medicine injury management.
- The role of artificial intelligence and machine learning in injury risk prediction.
- Analyze inequalities in the implementation and effectiveness of sports injury prevention interventions.
All articles submitted to this collection will be subject to normal journal standards. peer review process and be the subject of a item processing fee. Manuscripts must be formatted according to our submission guidelines and submitted via the online submission system. In the submission system, please ensure that the correct collection title is chosen in the “Additional Information” step. Please also clearly indicate in the covering letter that the manuscript should be considered for this collection. For more advice on available funding or for advice on approaching funders and institutions, please visit our financing page or contact [email protected].
This is an open collection and articles will be accepted for continued publication.
