Protocol for a Systematic Review of Recommendations to Promote Editorial Equity in Psychology

A growing body of research has documented pervasive editorial inequities in psychology, suggesting that having majority-White, male, and U.S.-based editors disproportionately influences publication outcomes. These patterns are associated with systemic bias against scholarship produced by scholars of color, women, and psychologists outside the U.S. Proposed solutions to this problem range from diversifying editorial positions and enhancing editor training. To our knowledge, there has been no systematic synthesis of these recommendations to date. This gap limits our ability to improve the knowledge production system in psychology. To address this need, we will conduct a systematic review of the literature on editorial inequities and recommendations to promote editorial equity. Our goal is to identify and summarize recommendations to guide editors and promote editorial equity in psychology. We describe our inclusion and exclusion criteria, search terms, search engines, and coding and analyses plans.