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Racial Inequity in Key Publication Metrics

March 30, 2023&bullet; Physics 16, 53

Non-white scientists—in particular Black scientists—are underrepresented on editorial boards, receive proportionally fewer citations, and experience longer review times for their papers, factors that can all impact their career prospects.

Figure caption — Journal editorial boards exhibit inequities in their staff, with non-white scientists underrepresented on editorial boards. In addition, the papers by these minoritized scientists spend more time under review and are cited less than those of white scientists.Journal editorial boards…

expand figure — Journal editorial boards exhibit inequities in their staff, with non-white scientists underrepresented on editorial boards. In addition, the papers by these minoritized scientists spend more time under review and are cited less than those of white scientists.Journal editorial boards…

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