Open AccessGender, diversity, and the responsible assessment of researchers
Author(s) -
Krishma Labib,
Natalie Evans
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.3001036
Subject(s) - biology , diversity (politics) , evolutionary biology , computational biology , genetics , anthropology , sociology
In response to the Hong Kong Principles for assessing researchers, this Formal Comment argues that it is time to take gender and diversity considerations seriously in the pursuit of fostering research integrity; this requires acknowledging and reshaping the influence of research assessment criteria on researcher representation.