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. 2019 Oct 18;4(5):e002018.
doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2019-002018. eCollection 2019.

Global health journals need to address equity, diversity and inclusion

Vaidehi Nafade  1 , Paulami Sen  1 , Madhukar Pai  1   2
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Global health journals need to address equity, diversity and inclusion

Vaidehi Nafade et al. BMJ Glob Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: health policies and all other topics.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: MP is on the editorial boards of two of the journals included in this study: BMJ Global Health and Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health.

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Figure 1
Global health editors and editorial board members according to location, gender and group. Group 1 included editors-in-chief, or those in leadership roles; group 2 included senior, deputy or associate editors; and group 3 included editorial board or advisory board members. HICs, high-income countries; LMICs, low-income and middle-income countries.
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