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Olivia M. Smith*, Brooke E. Jeffery, Wendy Leuenberger, Caitlin Mack, Gina Pizzo, Bobicheng Zhang, and Courtney L. Davis
*Please contact the first author with any questions about the code or publication: Olivia M. Smith ([email protected])
Recent work has illuminated inequities in academic publishing, but little attention has been paid to the inequities disabled scientists face. We reviewed the websites of 541 ecology and evolution journals to examine the extent that they prompt authors to prepare accessible manuscripts. Nearly three-quarters of journals do not encourage authors to consider accessibility when preparing manuscripts. Existing guidelines primarily focus on colorblind-friendly figures, which was mentioned almost twice as much as other recommendations. Our survey signals an urgent need for widespread journal policy reforms. We conclude with recommendations for an iterative process of reform in collaboration with the disability community.
This folder contains all of the data generated and analyzed as part of the current study.
This folder contains all of the figures generated by coding scripts.
This folder contains all of the R coding scripts used to summarize the journal policies on accessibility.