Gender composition of editors in rehabilitation and sports science journals (2021)
| Journal category | Editorial classification/subclassification | Gender | Total | |
| Female | Male | |||
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Combined | Editorial advisors | 42 (12.9) | 284 (87.1) | 326 (100.0) |
| Editorial leadership | 20 (31.7) | 43 (68.3) | 63 (100.0) | |
| Total | 62 (15.9) | 327 (84.1) | 389 (100.0) | |
| Rehabilitation | Editorial advisors | 687 (24.1) | 2167 (75.9) | 2854 (100.0) |
| Editorial leadership | 317 (21.3) | 1173 (78.7) | 1490 (100.0) | |
| Total | 1004 (23.1) | 3340 (76.9) | 4344 (100.0) | |
| Sports science | Editorial advisors | 429 (28.9) | 1054 (71.1) | 1483 (100.0) |
| Editorial leadership | 297 (28.8) | 735 (71.2) | 1032 (100.0) | |
| Total | 726 (28.9) | 1789 (71.1) | 2515 (100.0) | |
| Total | Editorial advisors | 1158 (24.8) | 3505 (75.2) | 4663 (100.0) |
| Editorial leadership | 634 (24.5) | 1951 (75.5) | 2585 (100.0) | |
| Total | 1792 (24.7) | 5456 (75.3) | 7248 (100.0) | |
| Combined | Associate editor | 15 (35.7) | 27 (64.3) | 42 (100.0) |
| Editor | 3 (23.1) | 10 (76.9) | 13 (100.0) | |
| Editor-in-chief | 1 (16.7) | 5 (83.3) | 6 (100.0) | |
| Editorial board | 42 (12.9) | 284 (87.1) | 326 (100.0) | |
| Section editor | 1 (50.0) | 1 (50.0) | 2 (100.0) | |
| Total | 62 (15.9) | 327 (84.1) | 389 (100.0) | |
| Rehabilitation | Assistant editor | 2 (18.2) | 9 (81.8) | 11 (100.0) |
| Associate editor | 199 (23.4) | 651 (76.6) | 850 (100.0) | |
| Editor | 40 (12.3) | 285 (87.7) | 325 (100.0) | |
| Editor-in-chief | 6 (7.4) | 75 (92.6) | 81 (100.0) | |
| Editorial board | 687 (24.1) | 2167 (75.9) | 2854 (100.0) | |
| Section editor | 70 (31.4) | 153 (68.6) | 223 (100.0) | |
| Total | 1004 (23.1) | 3340 (76.9) | 4344 (100.0) | |
| Sports science | Assistant editor | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | 1 (100.0) |
| Associate editor | 223 (31.3) | 490 (68.7) | 713 (100.0) | |
| Editor | 17 (34.7) | 32 (65.3) | 49 (100.0) | |
| Editor-in-chief | 8 (14.0) | 49 (86.0) | 57 (100.0) | |
| Editorial board | 429 (28.9) | 1054 (71.1) | 1483 (100.0) | |
| Section editor | 49 (23.1) | 163 (76.9) | 212 (100.0) | |
| Total | 726 (28.9) | 1789 (71.1) | 2515 (100.0) | |
| Total | Assistant editor | 2 (16.7) | 10 (83.3) | 12 (100.0) |
| Associate editor | 437 (27.2) | 1168 (72.8) | 1605 (100.0) | |
| Editor | 60 (15.5) | 327 (84.5) | 387 (100.0) | |
| Editor-in-chief | 15 (10.4) | 129 (89.6) | 144 (100.0) | |
| Editorial board | 1158 (24.8) | 3505 (75.2) | 4663 (100.0) | |
| Section editor | 120 (27.5) | 317 (72.5) | 437 (100.0) | |
| Total | 1792 (24.7) | 5456 (75.3) | 7248 (100.0) | |