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A Novel Method for Involving Women of Color at High Risk for Preterm Birth in Research Priority Setting
Published on: January 12, 2018
Addressing bias and knowledge gaps regarding race and ethnicity in neonatology manuscript review
Kayla L Karvonen1,2, Elizabeth M Bonachea3,4, Heather H Burris3,5
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. kayla.karvonen@ucsf.edu.
Abstract:
A recent shift in public attention to racism, racial disparities, and health equity have resulted in an abundance of calls for relevant papers and publications in academic journals. Peer-review for such articles may be susceptible to bias, as subject matter expertise in the evaluation of social constructs, like race, is variable. From the perspective of researchers focused on neonatal health equity, we share our positive and negative experiences in peer-review, provide relevant publicly available data regarding addressing bias in peer-review from 12 neonatology-focused journals, and give recommendations to address bias and knowledge gaps in the peer review process of health equity research.
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