Scientific editors shape the content of academic journals and set standards for their fields.
Yet, the degree to which the gender makeup of editors reflects that of scientists, and the rate …

The global scientific community is currently going through a self-reckoning in which it is
questioning and re-examining its existing practices, many of which are based on colonial …

Abstract Current implementations of Open Access (OA) publishing frequently involve article
processing charges (APCs). Increasing evidence has emerged that APCs impede …

Human movements via migrations facilitate the transport of plants and knowledge.
Migrations were always present in our human history, but conflicts and environmental …

Since the 1940s, pesticide-intensive crop protection has sustained food security but also
caused pervasive impacts on biodiversity, environmental integrity and human health. Here …

Disparities continue to pose major challenges in various aspects of science. One such
aspect is editorial board composition, which has been shown to exhibit racial and …

How often a researcher is cited usually plays a decisive role in that person's career
advancement, because academic institutions often use citation metrics, either explicitly or …

It is widely perceived how research institutes have been adopting the discourse of
champions of diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI) in recent years. Despite progress in …

Authors of scientific papers are usually encouraged to cite works that meaningfully
influenced their research (substantive citations) and avoid citing works that had no …

Dear Editor, Despite concerted efforts in recent years to achieve equity in science and
academia, both implicit and explicit biases persist and remain a concern (Llorens et al …