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ArticleResearch integrity and peer review2022

Improving equity, diversity, and inclusion in academia.

Omar Dewidar, Nour Elmestekawy, Vivian Welch

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Article in Research integrity and peer review, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. A Survey Study To Assess the Diversity and Inclusion in Nephrology Journal Editorial Leadership.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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  13. [How to Achieve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in The Korean Society of Gastroenterology?]The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi · 2025
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  16. A Keynote Address: A Guide to Supporting Conference Speakers with Lived Experience of Cleft Lip and/or Palate.The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Omar DewidarBruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada. Odewi090@uottawa.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6420-887X
Nour ElmestekawyBruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Vivian WelchBruyere Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are growing bodies of evidence demonstrating the benefits of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) on academic and organizational excellence. In turn, some editors have stated their desire to improve the EDI of their journals and of the wider scientific community. The Royal Society of Chemistry established a minimum set of requirements aimed at improving EDI in scholarly publishing. Additionally, several resources were reported to have the potential to improve EDI, but their effectiveness and feasibility are yet to be determined. In this commentary we suggest six approaches, based on the Royal Society of Chemistry set of requirements, that journals could implement to improve EDI. They are: (1) adopt a journal EDI statement with clear, actionable steps to achieve it; (2) promote the use of inclusive and bias-free language; (3) appoint a journal's EDI director or lead; (4) establish a EDI mentoring approach; (5) monitor adherence to EDI principles; and (6) publish reports on EDI actions and achievements. We also provide examples of journals that have implemented some of these strategies, and discuss the roles of peer reviewers, authors, researchers, academic institutes, and funders in improving EDI.

Indexed as

DiversityEditorial biasEquityInclusionJournal policiesResearch Integrity

Identifiers

PMID35786782
PMCPMC9251949

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