Diversity, equity, and inclusion in publishing: Calling thrombosis and hemostasis journals to action in support of women

Annual report on equity, diversity, and inclusion: Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis is meeting its goals

“…Since RPTH launched in 2017, we have seen some fluctuations in representation of women authors. The percentage of women authors overall, and of women corresponding/senior authors gradually increased to June 2020 2 . From July 2018 to June 2019 we observed a decline in the proportion of women senior authors of invited articles (ie, the person invited) from 41.9% to 30.8%.…”

“…From July 2018 to June 2019 we observed a decline in the proportion of women senior authors of invited articles (ie, the person invited) from 41.9% to 30.8%. This led to greater effort to invite women authors and a corresponding large increase in 2019 to 2020 to 56.8% 2 . To improve accuracy of classification, we also began collecting self‐reported gender (including nonbinary) when authors log in to our manuscript processing system.…”

Trends in the proportion of women as reviewers, editors, and editorial board members of 15 North American and British medical journals from 2014 to 2019: A retrospective study

“…27 An important first step in this initiative was publishing diversity data. 28 By measuring and transparently reporting metrics, such as trends in the proportion of women authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members, journals can assess whether they are making strides in achieving gender parity in all aspects of peer review and the publishing process. Additionally, such data will inform journals whether efforts to increase gender diversity through policy changes, diversity training, or other initiatives result in gender parity at the level of authors, reviewers, editors, and editorial board members and improvements in the quality of peer review.…”

Women Authorship in Cardiovascular Science: A Call to Track and Report to Achieve Equity

“…Transparent reporting is critical to this; to remain accountable each year we report the proportion of women authors, both for uninvited and invited articles. 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 Over 4 years, the proportion of women authors has risen to at or above goal for all but senior authors of uninvited manuscripts, where we are very close to goal. We believe that public reporting and discussion of results by the editorial team, including how to overcome unconscious bias in peer review, are reasons for this success.…”