Box 25-1122. Challenges in Addressing Reporting Guidance (Open Responses)

Sex and gender

Common reasons for not making changes related to this guidance

• The manuscript already adhered to guidelines

• Guidelines were not applicable to their data (eg, data did not involve humans or participants were all of 1 sex

• Editors or reviewers did not ask for these changes

Common challenges when making changes related to this guidance

• Limitations of the data itself (eg, incomplete or no sex or gender data in the original dataset

• Extra time and effort required for further data extraction or analysis

• Word limits

• Geopolitical events

• A total of 22 of 58 respondents stated that there were no challenges

Race and ethnicity

Common reasons for not making changes related to this guidance

• Guidelines were not applicable to their data (eg, no human participants or a nondiverse population

• Race or ethnicity data were not available, collected, or analyzed

• The manuscript already adhered to guidance

• Editors or reviewers did not ask for these changes

Common challenges when making changes related to this guidance

• Limitations of the data (eg, unclear, inconsistent, or outdated definitions or categorization for race or ethnicity)

• Extra time and effort required

• A total of 12 of 27 respondents stated that there were no or minimal challenges