title: A new era in sports science: the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation.
abstract: This Editorial celebrates the launch of BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation within the BMC series of journals published by BioMed Central. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation incorporates the recently closed Sports Medicine, Arthroscopy, Rehabilitation, Therapy & Technology (SMARTT) with an expanded scope and Editorial Board. BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation will fill its own niche in the BMC series alongside other companion journals including BMC Physiology, BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders and BMC Surgery.
authors.affiliation: BioMed Central Ltd, 236 Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1X 8HL, UK. elizabeth.moylan@biomedcentral.com.
authors.forename: Elizabeth C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Moylan
authors.forename: Genevieve
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Horne
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