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Editorial
. 2020 Jun 5:9:e59636.
doi: 10.7554/eLife.59636.

We need to act now

Michael B Eisen  1
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Editorial

We need to act now

Michael B Eisen. Elife. .

Abstract

eLife, like the rest of science, must tackle the many inequalities experienced by Black scientists.

Keywords: careers in science; discrimination; eLife; equality, diversity and inclusion; racism in science; scientific publishing.

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Conflict of interest statement

ME No competing interests declared

References

    1. Hoppe TA, Litovitz A, Willis KA, Meseroll RA, Perkins MJ, Hutchins BI, Davis AF, Lauer MS, Valantine HA, Anderson JM, Santangelo GM. Topic choice contributes to the lower rate of NIH awards to African-American/black scientists. Science Advances. 2019;5:eaaw7238. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaw7238. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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