Applying an Equity Lens to Manuscript Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing

Bibliographic Data

ID21456381
AuthorsJoanne Noone (0000-0002-7086-2891, Emerson College), Teri A Murray (0000-0002-1292-4521), Rana Najjar (0000-0002-4909-3004), Karen Reifenstein
Year2024
Volume63
Issue12
Pages826-834
Publication date2024-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Nursing Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0148-4834 • E-ISSN: 1938-2421
PublisherSLACK, Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3928/01484834-20240731-02
PMID39642256
OpenAlexW4405104375
LanguageEN
References cited37

BACKGROUND: The profession of nursing currently is examining systemic racism within the discipline. Nursing journals, as the gatekeepers of knowledge in the discipline, can reinforce dominant paradigms of racism in nursing science and scholarship. METHOD: This article discusses the hegemonic forces operating in nursing science with examples of research topics and approaches lacking equity considerations. Recommendations are provided on embedding the core principles of nursing and social justice into the development, implementation, dissemination, and publication of nursing scholarship. RESULTS: Recommendations include committing to antiracism and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by ongoing assessment of bias, honing an equity lens, and using inclusive language. Structural changes for instructions for authors, selection of editorial boards, and peer review are necessary to promote an equity lens in nursing scholarship. CONCLUSION

Equity (law) · Health equity · Political science · Public health · Public relations · Racism · Scholarship · Social justice · Social science · Sociology · Cultural Competency in Health Care · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Gender Studies · Law · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research