Reporting Sex, Gender, and Race in Publications

Journal guidelines are increasingly requiring authors to provide more detailed, specific, and rigorous reporting on sex, gender, race, and ethnicity in published papers. This category provides examples of journal guidance to authors on reporting sex, gender, race, and ethnicity to improve research integrity.

Checklist for Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals modified from JAMA
American Society of Nephrology
This checklist offers at-a-glance one-page guidance, released from JAMA, on how and where in medical and science journal articles to report race and ethnicity.

The Groundwater of Racial and Ethnic Disparities Research
American Heart Association
This article provides guidance to authors on reporting racial and ethnic disparities and describes AHA’s evolving view of best practices for publishing disparities research.

Sex and Gender Equity in Research: Rationale for the SAGER Guidelines and Recommended Use
EASE
This article describes editorial ‎policy, study ‎methodology, reporting ‎guidelines, issues pertaining to the specific scientific/medical field served by the organization/publication, continuing education, DEI training for editorial team members and/or staff, and reviewing published papers for appropriate reporting.

Toward Transparent Demographic Analyses: Statement on the Use and Reporting of Classification Variables Presented as Measuring Individual Characteristics such as Race, Equity, Indigeneity, National Origin, Gender, Sexual Orientation, or Socioeconomic Status
Medical Decision Making

This article provides guidance to authors on how to report variables such as race, ethnicity, national origin, indigeneity, gender, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic status in papers submitted for publication consideration.

Updated Guidance on the Reporting of Race and Ethnicity in Medical and Science Journals
JAMA Network Journal Editors
The goal of this article is to offer recommendations and suggestions that encourage fairness, equity, consistency, and clarity in the use and reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals.