Editorial published in JAMA providing guidance on reporting of race and ethnicity.
What this resource offers
This is an editorial from the Journal of the American Medical Association, published August 17, 2021. The goal of this guidance document is to provide recommendations and suggestions that encourage fairness, equity, consistency, and clarity in the use and reporting of race and ethnicity in medical and science journals. The article provides specific recommendations for reporting race and ethnicity in research articles with several text examples. Specific recommendations with examples are also provided for terms, designations and phrases describing racial and ethnic groups. Context and rationale for the guidance and recommendations are emphasized.
Who created it
This editorial was written by Annette Flanagin, RN, MA, Executive Managing Editor, JAMA and the JAMA Network; Tracy Frey, BA, Deputy Managing Editor, JAMA Network; and Stacy L. Christiansen, MA, Managing Editor, JAMA; for the AMA Manual of Style Committee.