Avoiding bias when inferring race using name-based approaches.

Racial disparity in academia is a widely acknowledged problem. The quantitative understanding of racial-based systemic inequalities is an important step towards a more equitable research system. However, because of the lack of robust information on authors' race, few large-scale analyses have b...

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Main Authors: Diego Kozlowski, Dakota S Murray, Alexis Bell, Will Hulsey, Vincent Larivière, Thema Monroe-White, Cassidy R Sugimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264270