J Bioeth Inq. 2013 Mar;10(1):7-9. doi: 10.1007/s11673-012-9424-5. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
Who are the gatekeepers in bioethics? Does editorial bias or institutional racism exist in leading bioethics journals? We analyzed the composition of the editorial boards of 14 leading bioethics journals by country. Categorizing these countries according to their Human Development Index (HDI), we discovered that approximately 95 percent of editorial board members are based in (very) high-HDI countries, less than 4 percent are from medium-HDI countries, and fewer than 1.5 percent are from low-HDI countries. Eight out of 14 leading bioethics journals have no editorial board members from a medium- or low-HDI country. Eleven bioethics journals have no board members from low-HDI countries. This severe underrepresentation of bioethics scholars from developing countries on editorial boards suggests that bioethics may be affected by institutional racism, raising significant questions about the ethics of bioethics in a global context.
生物伦理学中的把关人是谁？顶尖生物伦理学期刊是否存在编辑偏见或机构种族主义？我们分析了 14 种主要生物伦理学期刊的编辑委员会组成情况，按其人类发展指数（HDI）对这些国家进行分类，发现大约 95%的编辑委员会成员来自（非常）高 HDI 国家，不到 4%来自中 HDI 国家，不到 1.5%来自低 HDI 国家。14 种主要生物伦理学期刊中有 8 种没有来自中或低 HDI 国家的编辑委员会成员。11 种生物伦理学期刊没有来自低 HDI 国家的董事会成员。发展中国家的生物伦理学学者在编辑委员会中的这种严重代表性不足表明，生物伦理学可能受到机构种族主义的影响，这对全球背景下的生物伦理学伦理提出了重大质疑。
