The global scientific community has become increasingly diverse over recent decades, but is this ongoing development also reflected among top-publishing authors and potential scientific leaders? We surveyed 13 leading journals in ecology, evolution, and conservation to investigate the diversity of the 100 top-publishing authors in each journal between 1945 and 2019. Out of 1051 individual top-publishing authors, only 11% are women. The United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Canada account for more than 75% of top-publishing authors, while countries of the Global South (as well as Russia, Japan, and South Korea) were strikingly underrepresented. The number of top-publishing authors who are women and/or are from the Global South is increasing only slowly over time. We outline transformative actions that scientific communities can take to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion at author, leadership, and society level. The resulting promotion of scientific innovation and productivity is essential for the development of global solutions in conservation science.

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女性和全球南方在顶级出版生态学家中的代表性明显不足

近几十年来，全球科学界变得越来越多样化，但这种持续的发展是否也反映在顶级出版作者和潜在的科学领导者身上？我们调查了生态学、进化论和保护方面的 13 家领先期刊，以调查 1945 年至 2019 年期间每种期刊中 100 位顶级作者的多样性。在 1051 位顶级作者中，只有 11% 是女性。美国、英国、澳大利亚、德国和加拿大占顶级出版作者的 75% 以上，而全球南方国家（以及俄罗斯、日本和韩国）的代表人数明显不足。随着时间的推移，女性和/或来自全球南方的顶级出版作者的数量增长缓慢。我们概述了科学界可以采取的变革行动，以在作者、领导和社会层面增强多样性、公平性和包容性。由此促进科学创新和生产力对于保护科学全球解决方案的发展至关重要。