A scoping review of equity toolkits for international academic partnerships.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

When there are frank asymmetries in power, resources, and capacity efforts to advance academic collaboration are essential for the conduct of ethical partnership-based health research, education, and policymaking. Numerous toolkits are available that provide structured templates for academic partnerships and other key stakeholders to systematically evaluate and reflect on how their practices enhance or inhibit equity. However, there is no comparative analysis available to examine similarities and differences between the multitude of toolkits available.

Method

We conducted a comprehensive scoping review of international partnership equity toolkits across the domains of global health research, education, and practice in four academic databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web

SUBMITTER: Modlin CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522882 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature