Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Dermatology Journals and Their Editorial Board Members

Julianne Kiene; Sarah Minion; Ramiro Rodriguez; Robert Dellavalle

doi:10.2196/44217

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Dermatology Journals and Their Editorial Board Members

JMIR Dermatol. 2023 Mar 10:6:e44217. doi: 10.2196/44217.

Authors

Julianne Kiene¹, Sarah Minion², Ramiro Rodriguez³, Robert Dellavalle³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, United States.
² College of Medicine, The University of Iowa Carver, Iowa City, IA, United States.
³ Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, United States.

PMID: 37632920
PMCID: PMC10335123
DOI: 10.2196/44217

Abstract

Dermatology as a whole suffers from minority underrepresentation. We conducted a search of the top 60 dermatology journals for mention of their approach to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their publication through editorial board members or peer-review processes. Of those 60, only 5 had DEI statements or editorial board members dedicated to increasing DEI. There are publications with checklists and frameworks for increasing DEI within the literature. We propose that more journals implement these resources within their peer-review process to increase diversity within their publication.

Keywords: dermatology; diversity; equity; inclusion.

©Julianne Kiene, Sarah Minion, Ramiro Rodriguez, Robert Dellavalle. Originally published in JMIR Dermatology (http://derma.jmir.org), 10.03.2023.

Publication types

Editorial