Characteristics of organisation’s statements and leadership structures
| Organisations’ statements | No (%) | Organisations’ leadership | No (%) |
| Organisations with statement(s) (n=45) | No of decision-makers (n=45) | ||
| 0 statements | 26 (58) | 1 decision-maker | 27 (60) |
| Journal | 13 (29) | 2–5 decision-makers | 6 (13) |
| Funder | 8 (18) | >5 decision-makers | 12 (27) |
| University | 5 (11) | Decision-makers’ demographics (n=242) | |
| 1–5 statements | 15 (33) | Minority World men | 99 (41) |
| University | 10 (22) | Majority World men | 41 (17) |
| Funder | 3 (7) | Minority World women | 75 (31) |
| Journal | 2 (4) | Majority World women | 27 (12) |
| >5 statements | 4 (9) | Higher governance structure (n=45) | |
| Funders | 4 (9) | University | 14 (31) |
| Timeline of statements (n=70) | ‘Parent’ journal | 12 (27) | |
| Statements made in 2020 (from 1 May) | 29 (41) | Government agency | 10 (22) |
| Statements made in 2021 | 33 (47) | Headquarter location (n=45) | |
| Statements made in 2022 (up to 31 March) | 4 (6) | North America | 23 (51) |
| Date unknown | 7 (10) | Europe | 20 (44) |
| Terms mentioned in statements (n=19) | Other (Asia Pacific, Africa) | 5 (11) | |
| Equity | 18 (95) | ||
| Diversity | 17 (89) | ||
| Inclusion | 16 (84) | ||
| Antiracism | 15 (79) | ||
| Decolonising | 5 (26) | ||
| Commitments mentioned in organisation’s statements (n=19) | |||
| Organisational policy | 17 (89) | ||
| HR, recruitment or admission process | 17 (89) | ||
| Education or training | 15 (79) | ||
| Organisational structure or programme | 12 (63) | ||
| Financial resources | 11 (58) | ||
| Transparency of information or data | 7 (37) | ||
| Anonymous reporting | 5 (26) | ||
| Accountability mechanisms mentioned in organisation’s statements (n=19) | |||
| Goals, targets or milestones | 12 (63) | ||
| Metrics of progress | 9 (47) | ||
| Collection of organisational data | 8 (42) | ||
| Internal or external reporting | 6 (32) | ||
| Dedicated accountability body | 3 (16) | ||
| No accountability measure | 5 (26) |