Anaesthesia recently published a position statement on behalf of their Editors discussing the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) [1]. The statement highlighted these as priority areas in academic publishing in both anaesthesia and healthcare as a whole. It presented practices aimed at achieving equity, representing the diversity within our specialty, and actively including people engaged with the journal. Six main commitments were described: (i) ``we will define promote and embed common principles of EDI across all our work´´; (ii) ``we will monitor author characteristics to ensure EDIrelated transparency´´; (iii) ``we will champion principles of EDI in all of our activities´´; (iv) ``we will monitor and aim to recruit a diverse membership of the Editorial Board and ensure recruitment practices are transparent and adhere to our EDI principles´´;(v) ``we will attempt to remove systematic barriers restricting those from under-represented groups (including women, racial and ethnic minorities) from progressing into leadership roles within academic anaesthesia´´; and (vi) ``we will respond to threats and barriers to EDI principles´´. On behalf of all of the Editors of Anaesthesia Reports, we commend this position statement and the commitments therein and endorse it fullyWe have adopted the Anaesthesia position statement as a framework for EDI policies within Anaesthesia Reports [1].However, because of the distinct aims and content of the two journals, there are differences in how this framework should be applied. Case reports are often the first step in publication for clinicians, and rely on direct patient involvement, which often occurs in the course of daily work rather than by design. In this paper, we highlight some of the ways in which Anaesthesia Reports, as a journal that publishes primarily case reports, will work to promote EDI amongst its authors, in its manuscripts and in its governance processes.
What does equity, diversity and inclusion mean for Anaesthesia Reports?By endorsing the Anaesthesia position statement on EDI, the Editors of Anaesthesia Reports acknowledge the need to promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals, including in terms of age, ethnicity, ability and disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, culture, socio-economic status, national income status, sexual orientation, physical appearance and level of trainingat the editorial level, authorship level and patient level.The EDI definitions used by the Anaesthesia Reports Editors are the same as those defined in the Anaesthesia Position statement [1]. As noted by our colleagues at Anaesthesia, we acknowledge that finding the appropriate terminology in this area can be complex. When considering EDI, we refer to ethnicity rather than race, acknowledging that ethnicity is how a person identifies themselves and is concerned with cultural identity, language or nationality. The term `ethnic minority´, though