During the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an unusually high
submission rate of scholarly articles. Given that most academics were forced to work from …

In this review we discuss advances in the agent-based modeling of economic and social
systems. We show the state of the art of the heuristic design of agents and how behavioral …

Across academia, men and women tend to publish at unequal rates. Existing explanations
include the potentially unequal impact of parenthood on scholarship, but a lack of …

The gender gap is a significant concern facing the software industry as the development
becomes more geographically distributed. Widely shared reports indicate that gender …

There is substantial evidence that systemic biases influence the scholarly peer review
process. Many scholars have advocated for double‐blind peer review (also known as …

The increased interest in analyzing and explaining gender inequalities in tech, media, and
academia highlights the need for accurate inference methods to predict a person's gender …

Objective: To evaluate the performance of gender detection tools that allow the uploading of
files (eg, Excel or CSV files) containing first names, are usable by researchers without …

Background Clinical and preclinical studies have shown that there are sex-based
differences at the genetic, cellular, biochemical, and physiological levels. Despite this …

Computer Vision (CV) has achieved remarkable results, outperforming humans in several
tasks. Nonetheless, it may result in significant discrimination if not handled properly. Indeed …

There is a growing impetus, from university students and administrations, to decolonise the
curriculum and develop diverse reading lists. Yet, there is limited theoretical or empirical …