Sex and gender reporting in Australian health and medical research publications.

Objective: This study aimed to determine how sex and gender are being incorporated into Australian medical research publications and if this is influenced by journals endorsing the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) guidelines, which contain criteria for sex and gender reporting.

Methods: Analysis of original research articles published in Australia's top 10 medical journals in 2020.

Results: From the 10 leading journals, 1,136 articles were eligible for analysis, including 990 human participant populations.