Table 2. Demographics of Participants Who Endorsed Ever Serving on an Editorial Board (n = 111)a.
| Demographic | No. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial board members | Guest editors | Assistant/associate editors | Deputy editors | Editors in chief | |
| Ever servedb | 35 (31.5) | 12 (10.8) | 15 (13.5) | 3 (2.7) | 32 (28.8) |
| Genderc | |||||
| Cisgender men | 14 (40) | 3 (25.0) | 6 (40.0) | 1 (33.3) | 25 (78.1) |
| Cisgender women | 21 (60) | 9 (75.0) | 9 (60.0) | 2 (66.7) | 6 (18.8) |
| Nonbinary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Age, mean (SD) [range], yc | 52.5 (15.3) [25-78] | 48.0 (11.9) [33-65] | 47.7 (12.5) [33-78] | 50.3 (19.5) [28-64] | 60.0 (9.2) [37-76] |
| Sexual orientationc | |||||
| Heterosexual/straight | 29 (82.9) | 10 (83.3) | 14 (93.3) | 3 (100) | 29 (90.6) |
| Gay/lesbian | 5 (14.3) | 1 (8.3) | 1 (6.7) | 0 | 1 (3.1) |
| Bisexual | 0 | 1 (8.3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.1) |
| Queer | 1 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race and ethnicityd | |||||
| African American/Black | 9 (25.7) | 6 (50.0) | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 1 (3.1) |
| Asian | 6 (17.1) | 0 | 2 (13.3) | 0 | 0 |
| Hawaiian/other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hispanic/Latinx | 4 (11.4) | 2 (16.7) | 3 (20.0) | 0 | 2 (6.3) |
| Middle Eastern/North African | 2 (5.7) | 0 | 0 | 1 (3.1) | |
| Native American/Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 21 (60.0) | 6 (50.0) | 10 (66.7) | 3 (100) | 27 (84.4) |
| Other | 1 (2.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Country of origine | |||||
| United States | 26 (74.2) | 7 (58.3) | 9 (60.0) | 1 (33.3) | 13 (40.6) |
| Other | 8 (22.9) | 4 (33.3) | 5 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 6 (18.8) |
a
Of 283 respondents, board position data were missing for 18 participants; 14 participants reported holding a board position but did not report position title.
b
Participants were asked to report the board position they have held that gave them the most power/influence over editorial board member recruitment.
c
Gender, age, and sexual orientation data were missing for 15 participants.
d
Race and ethnicity data were missing for 16 participants.
e
Country of origin data were missing for 30 participants.