New Editorial: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Dermatology Journals and Their Editorial Board Members

(Toronto, March 7th, 2024) We are happy to announce the new Editorial published in JMIR Dermatology (JMIR Derm) entitled, “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Dermatology Journals and Their Editorial Board Members.Dermatology as a whole suffers from minority underrepresentation. We conducted a search of the top 60 dermatology journals for mention of their approach to increasing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) within their publication through editorial board members or peer-review processes. This Editorial was written by our esteemed Editor-in-Chief (EiC) for JMIR Derm Dr. Robert Dellavalle and his colleagues Julianne Kiene, Sarah Minion, and Ramiro Rodriguez. For the full Editorial, please see here.

Kiene J, Minion S, Rodriguez R, Dellavalle R

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of Dermatology Journals and Their Editorial Board Members

JMIR Dermatol 2023;6:e44217

URL: https://derma.jmir.org/2023/1/e44217

DOI: 10.2196/44217

Furthermore, gender disparities exist across all facets of academic medicine including within the editorial boards of dermatology journals. The Editorial entitled, “Dermatology Journals’ Editorial Boards Require Improved Gender Equity: JMIR Dermatology’s Future Directions,” by Dr. Robert Dellavalle, Sarah Minion, and Julianne Kiene discuss the actions of inviting academic dermatologists to our editorial board at JMIR Derm. To read more about this Editorial, click here.


Minion S, Kiene J, Dellavalle R

Dermatology Journals’ Editorial Boards Require Improved Gender Equity: JMIR Dermatology’s Future Directions

JMIR Dermatol 2023;6:e43256

URL: https://derma.jmir.org/2023/1/e43256

DOI: 10.2196/43256