Surgical research journals - Under review: An assessment of diversity among editorial boards and outcomes of peer review.
Adult
Black or African American
/ statistics & numerical data
Age Factors
Aged
Biomedical Research
Cultural Diversity
Editorial Policies
Female
General Surgery
Hispanic or Latino
/ statistics & numerical data
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Peer Review
/ methods
Periodicals as Topic
Sex Factors
United States
White People
/ statistics & numerical data
Diversity
Editorial boards
Gender
Race
Surgical research
Journal
American journal of surgery
ISSN: 1879-1883
Titre abrégé: Am J Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 0370473
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
08
07
2021
revised:
15
09
2021
accepted:
24
09
2021
pubmed:
10
10
2021
medline:
21
12
2021
entrez:
9
10
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed racism as a public health crisis embedded in structural processes. Editors of surgical research journals pledged their commitment to improve structure and process through increasing diversity in the peer review and editorial process; however, little benchmarking data are available. A survey of editorial board members from high impact surgical research journals captured self-identified demographics. Analysis of manuscript submissions from 2016 to 2020 compared acceptance for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-focused manuscripts to overall rates. 25.6% of respondents were female, 2.9% Black, and 3.3% Hispanic. There was variation in the diversity among journals and in the proportion of DEI submissions they attract, but no clear correlation between DEI acceptance rates and board diversity. Diversity among board members reflects underrepresentation of minorities seen among surgeons nationally. Recruitment and retention of younger individuals, representing more diverse backgrounds, may be a strategy for change. DEI publication rates may benefit from calls for increasing DEI scholarship more so than changes to the peer review process.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed racism as a public health crisis embedded in structural processes. Editors of surgical research journals pledged their commitment to improve structure and process through increasing diversity in the peer review and editorial process; however, little benchmarking data are available.
METHODS
METHODS
A survey of editorial board members from high impact surgical research journals captured self-identified demographics. Analysis of manuscript submissions from 2016 to 2020 compared acceptance for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)-focused manuscripts to overall rates.
RESULTS
RESULTS
25.6% of respondents were female, 2.9% Black, and 3.3% Hispanic. There was variation in the diversity among journals and in the proportion of DEI submissions they attract, but no clear correlation between DEI acceptance rates and board diversity.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Diversity among board members reflects underrepresentation of minorities seen among surgeons nationally. Recruitment and retention of younger individuals, representing more diverse backgrounds, may be a strategy for change. DEI publication rates may benefit from calls for increasing DEI scholarship more so than changes to the peer review process.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34625204
pii: S0002-9610(21)00553-5
doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2021.09.027
pmc: PMC9508661
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1104-1111Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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