On September 20, 2021 Clinical Psychology Review pledges its commitment to improving the diversity of their editorial board and contributors while also making it a priority to increase attention to culture and diversity in published reviews. The senior editor team is equally distributed across North America and Europe and half are women. Data from January 2021 about their editorial board revealed the majority of members were affiliated with institutions in North America and approximately 40% were women. It has been made a priority for 2021-2022 that Clinical Psychology Review will work towards increasing the representation of women on the editorial board with aim of reaching 50% by August 2022. Of equal priority, the journal seeks to increase global balance of their editorial board and contributors to the journal over the next several years. By the end of 2022, Clinical Psychology Review plans to incorporate explicit guidance on reporting race, ethnicity, and other diversity characteristics for inclusion in their author submission guidelines. The pledge and associated aims by Clinical Psychology Review aligns with Elsevier's broader ongoing equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts as it is critical for these factors to be considered in achieving scientific excellence, innovation, and advancement. The journal believes in the power of an inclusive publishing environment not only to do what is right but to enrich, strengthen, and advance us all.
Ruth A. Baer (University of Kentucky), USA
Daniel Bagner (Florida International University), USA
Anna M. Bardone-Cone (The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), USA
Linda Booij (Concordia University), Canada
Andrew Busch (The Miriam Hospital, Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine), USA
John Calamari (Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine), USA
Michael Christopher (Pacific University), USA
Pim Cuijpers (VU Amsterdamn), Netherlands
Melissa Cyders (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis), USA
Joanne Davis (University of Tulsa), USA
Jon D. Elhai (University of Toledo), USA
Brandon Gaudiano (Brown University), USA
David A. F. Haaga (American University), USA
Gretchen Haas (University of Pittsburgh), USA
Gerald Haeffel (University of Notre Dame), USA
Richard Hallam (London),United Kingdom
Martin Harrow (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine), USA
Holly Hazlett-Stevens (University of Nevada Reno), USA
Eli Lebowitz (Yale University School of Medicine), USA
Ellen W. Leen-Feldner (University of Arkansas), USA
Carl Lejuez (University of Kansas), USA
Richard Moulding (Deakin University), Australia
Kim Mueser (Boston University), USA
Jeremy Pettit (Florida International University), USA
Suzanne Pineles (VA Boston Health Care System), USA
Mark D. Rapport (University of Central Florida), USA
Karen Rowa (McMaster University and St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton), Canada
Kristalyn Salters-Pedneault (Eastern Connecticut State University), USA
Donald Sharpe (University of Regina), Canada
Eric A Storch (Baylor College of Medicine), USA
Bruce Wampold (University of Wisconsin-Madison), USA
Carl F. Weems (Iowa State University), USA
Aviv Weinstein (Ariel University), Israel
Thomas A. Widiger (University of Kentucky), USA
Sabine Wilheln (Massachusetts General Hospital), USA