Strengthen Your Journal’s Global Inclusivity
Ensuring author diversity is essential for a journal’s academic credibility, international reach, and multidisciplinary impact. EPEX Academia’s Author Diversity Analysis offers data-driven insights into the geographical distribution, disciplinary scope, and collaboration trends of your submitting and publishing authors. Our service helps journals identify diversity gaps, expand their author base, and enhance inclusivity, ultimately increasing citations, impact, and visibility in global research communities.
By analyzing geographical representation, co-authorship networks, and institutional affiliations, our tailored reports provide actionable recommendations for improving submission diversity and fostering a more inclusive publishing environment. Whether your journal is seeking to increase international participation, attract interdisciplinary research, or benchmark diversity metrics against competitors, EPEX delivers the insights needed to implement effective strategies for long-term growth.
Common Challenges Faced by Journals
Many journals struggle with maintaining a diverse and inclusive author base, which can limit their global reach, citation impact, and credibility. Common issues include:
Journals often experience imbalanced regional submissions, with most manuscripts coming from specific countries or institutions, reducing international engagement. A narrow disciplinary focus can further restrict impact by limiting interdisciplinary contributions. Additionally, many journals lack gender and institutional diversity insights, making it difficult to promote inclusivity and attract a broad range of researchers. Weak collaboration networks can result in fewer multi-author or international co-authored studies, missing opportunities for high-impact partnerships. Lastly, journals without data-driven strategies struggle to develop targeted initiatives to improve submission diversity and author inclusivity.