In February this year, we erroneously published a humanities article that contained racial stereotypes. We retracted the article, expressed our deep regret,1,2 and provided a series of proposed steps to address our processes and culture as related to diversity and inclusion.3 We have continued to evaluate our editorial processes to ensure that American Academy of Neurology (AAN) values are represented in the Journal. This editorial is our promised update on the substantive and substantial changes we have made in our editorial processes and editorial team.
- Received June 28, 2019.
- Accepted in final form June 28, 2019.
- © 2019 American Academy of Neurology
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- Reader response: Efforts by the journal to promote perspectives of equity, diversity, and inclusion and address disparities
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