title: Muscle, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. Basic principles and recommendations in clinical and field science research.
abstract: The design, implementation, evaluation, interpretation and report of research is a key important for the science. The research required minimize the uncertainty, therefore we encourage all authors of respect how much can possible the contents in this official editorial also in order to stimulate interest and debate about constructive change in the use of statistics in our disciplines1,2. Authors are required to confirm that these standards and laws have been adhered to by formally citing this editorial within the methods section of their own manuscript.
authors.affiliation: National Center of Medicine and Science in Sports (CNMSS), Tunis, Tunisia.
authors.forename: Johnny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Padulo
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery, University of Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frizziero
authors.affiliation: Centre for Sports and Exercise Medicine Queen Mary University of London Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Mile End Hospital London, UK; Head of Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Salerno, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maffulli
keywords: best practice; case report; design; ethical standard; experimental approach; performance indicators; reliability of the measures; sample size; statistical analysis