Racism and censorship in the editorial and peer review process

Strauss, Dana; Gran-Ruaz, Sophia; Osman, Muna; Williams, Monnica T.; Faber, Sonya C.

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1120938

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“…Although the use of the word racism was low, authors more often described systemic or individual provider factors. It is possible that researchers directly or indirectly discuss racism within their interpretations, but were censored or encouraged to ‘soften their language’ by medical journal reviewers or editors in order to make arguments more palatable to scientific audiences [ 210 ].…”

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Naming racism as a root cause of inequities in palliative care research: a scoping review

Algu,

Wales,

Anderson

et al. 2024

BMC Palliat Care

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Background Racial and ethnic inequities in palliative care are well-established. The way researchers design and interpret studies investigating race- and ethnicity-based disparities has future implications on the interventions aimed to reduce these inequities. If racism is not discussed when contextualizing findings, it is less likely to be addressed and inequities will persist. Objective To summarize the characteristics of 12 years of academic literature that investigates race- or ethnicity-based disparities in palliative care access, outcomes and experiences, and determine the extent to which racism is discussed when interpreting findings. Methods Following Arksey & O’Malley’s methodology for scoping reviews, we searched bibliographic databases for primary, peer reviewed studies globally, in all languages, that collected race or ethnicity variables in a palliative care context (January 1, 2011 to October 17, 2023). We recorded study characteristics and categorized citations based on their research focus—whether race or ethnicity were examined as a major focus (analyzed as a primary independent variable or population of interest) or minor focus (analyzed as a secondary variable) of the research purpose, and the interpretation of findings—whether authors directly or indirectly discussed racism when contextualizing the study results. Results We identified 3000 citations and included 181 in our review. Of these, most were from the United States (88.95%) and examined race or ethnicity as a major focus (71.27%). When interpreting findings, authors directly named racism in 7.18% of publications. They were more likely to use words closely associated with racism (20.44%) or describe systemic or individual factors (41.44%). Racism was directly named in 33.33% of articles published since 2021 versus 3.92% in the 10 years prior, suggesting it is becoming more common. Conclusion While the focus on race and ethnicity in palliative care research is increasing, there is room for improvement when acknowledging systemic factors – including racism – during data analysis. Researchers must be purposeful when investigating race and ethnicity, and identify how racism shapes palliative care access, outcomes and experiences of racially and ethnically minoritized patients.

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Naming racism as a root cause of inequities in palliative care research: a scoping review

Algu,

Wales,

Anderson

et al. 2024

BMC Palliat Care

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“…2023.1217833 Frontiers in Psychology 03 frontiersin.org access to higher education in the late 19th century, they also began working from within educational institutions as a force for justice (Bell et al, 2021). We note that it is difficult to get papers about the impact of race on power published due to racial bias in the publication and peerreview process (Buchanan et al, 2021;Strauss et al, 2023). The same forces that minimize and exclude Black people in education, psychology, and professional organizations also attempt to silence Black people when they speak up against mistreatment and will assert that Black people are unqualified to provide a true account of their own experiences.…”

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Power, Discrimination, and Privilege in Individuals and Institutions

2024

Frontiers Research Topics

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Frontiers is more than just an open access publisher of scholarly articles: it is a pioneering approach to the world of academia, radically improving the way scholarly research is managed. The grand vision of Frontiers is a world where all people have an equal opportunity to seek, share and generate knowledge. Frontiers provides immediate and permanent online open access to all its publications, but this alone is not enough to realize our grand goals. Frontiers journal seriesThe Frontiers journal series is a multi-tier and interdisciplinary set of openaccess, online journals, promising a paradigm shift from the current review, selection and dissemination processes in academic publishing. All Frontiers journals are driven by researchers for researchers; therefore, they constitute a service to the scholarly community. At the same time, the Frontiers journal series operates on a revolutionary invention, the tiered publishing system, initially addressing specific communities of scholars, and gradually climbing up to broader public understanding, thus serving the interests of the lay society, too. Dedication to qualityEach Frontiers article is a landmark of the highest quality, thanks to genuinely collaborative interactions between authors and review editors, who include some of the world's best academicians. Research must be certified by peers before entering a stream of knowledge that may eventually reach the public -and shape society; therefore, Frontiers only applies the most rigorous and unbiased reviews. Frontiers revolutionizes research publishing by freely delivering the most outstanding research, evaluated with no bias from both the academic and social point of view. By applying the most advanced information technologies, Frontiers is catapulting scholarly publishing into a new generation. What are Frontiers Research Topics?Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers journals series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area.

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“…Racial biases pervade the entire scientific enterprise, and prior studies have offered important recommendations to help correct these biases (Strauss et al, 2023). In terms of dissemination of scientific findings, racial inequalities seem to endure: non-White editors are underrepresented, meanwhile non-White scholars tend to wait longer for their work to be reviewed and are often cited less when compared with White scholars (Liu et al, 2023).…”

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Racial discrimination and substance use among people of color.

Oh,

Sami,

Bluthenthal

et al. 2024

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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Objective: We provide insights into studying racial discrimination and substance use among people of color, in response to Cénat et al.’s (2023) findings from Black youth in Canada. Method: We discuss relevant literature on the topic. Results: Studying racial discrimination requires a dynamic and temporal conceptualization of race/racism within social contexts and an acknowledgment of the inadequacies of our current approaches. Further, studying the impact of racial discrimination may require an eclectic use of theories and the incorporation of community voices. Conclusions: We recommend collecting measures of racism whenever possible, disaggregating race into ethnic groups and intersections of identities, engaging with communities to clarify concepts and select appropriate measures, and disseminating findings with opportunities for communities to speak and for researchers to listen.

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Racism and censorship in the editorial and peer review process

Cited by 8 publications

References 87 publications

Naming racism as a root cause of inequities in palliative care research: a scoping review

Naming racism as a root cause of inequities in palliative care research: a scoping review

Power, Discrimination, and Privilege in Individuals and Institutions

Racial discrimination and substance use among people of color.

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