Gender inclusivity of ophthalmology journal submission guidelines and associated research metrics.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This cross-sectional study evaluated the prevalence of inclusive author submission guidelines across ophthalmology journals.

Methods

Journals were identified from the 2021 Journal Citations Report (Clarivate Analytics). Independent reviewers rated each author submission guideline as "inclusive" for satisfying at-least one of six criteria: i) included examples of gender inclusive language; ii) recommended the use of gender-inclusive language; iii) distinguished between sex and gender; iv) provided educational resources on gender-inclusive language; v) provided a policy permitting name changes (e.g., in case of gender and name transition); and/or vi) provided a statement of commitment to inclusivity. The primary objective was to investigate the proportion of journals w

SUBMITTER: Tao BK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11697490 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature