Examples
Worked examples
- Is an instance
A funder publishes an annual equity index across its portfolio covering author geography, language and output type.
- Is an instance
A national OA dashboard tracks open access by discipline, language and country.
Counter-examples
Looks similar, but isn't
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A 'diversity index' that aggregates only Northern English-language sources.
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Treating a single composite index value as definitive without disaggregated reporting.
Editorial commentary
Knowledge equity indices vary in design but typically combine indicators across several dimensions: geographic representation in authorship, editorial boards and citations; language diversity in publication and indexing; access (reader and author barriers); recognition of diverse outputs; demographic equity within research workforces; and infrastructure ownership. Examples include the Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative's Open Knowledge dashboard, UNESCO's Open Science monitoring framework, and various national-level OA monitoring tools. The framing emphasises that equitable knowledge systems are measurable and that improvement requires explicit metrics.
References
- Curtin Open Knowledge Initiative (openknowledge.community). UNESCO Open Science monitoring framework, 2023.
Also known as
Equity metrics (knowledge) · Open knowledge index
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