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When the current editorial team was given the privilege and responsibility of leading the BJSM into the 2010s, part of the job description was to write a ‘Warm Up’ for each of the 12 annual issues. We have dodged that responsibility pretty consistently and still get paid. However, at the end of our 10th year in the role we share 10 Level 5 opinions. 1. BJSM aims to serve the clinical community. This resulted from our ‘listening for direct’ consultations in 2008. It meant that BJSM differentiated itself from leading physiological journals such as Journal of Applied Physiology and also from surgical journals such as the American Journal of Sports Medicine . BJSM was for clinicians who treat those in the physical activity, exercise and sporting community and those who use physical activity, exercise and sport as medicine. 2. 25 member societies make up the current ‘ BJSM family’ without including ‘ the special’ relationships we have with organisations such as the International Olympic Committee, the World Confederation of Physical Therapy, the Concussion in Sport Group (CISG), the International Federation of Sports Physical Therapy etc. The value proposition is that by being a full BJSM member, a …