It has become increasingly apparent that publishing research on child development from certain countries is especially challenging. These countries have been referred to collectively as the Majority World, the Global South, non-WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrial, Rich, and Democratic), or low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this paper is to draw attention to these persistent challenges, and provide constructive recommendations to contribute to better representation of children from these countries in child development research. In this paper, we outline the history of publication bias in developmental science, and issues of generalization of research from these countries and hence where it ‘fits’ in terms of publishing. The importance of explaining context is highlighted, including for research on measurement child development outcomes, and attention is drawn to the vicious publication-funding cycle that further exacerbates the challenges of publishing this research. Specific recommendations are made to assist child development journals achieve their stated goals of creating a more inclusive, equitable, diverse, and global field of child development.

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发表世界各地的儿童发展研究：不公平的竞争环境导致世界上大多数儿童人口在研究中的代表性不足


越来越明显的是，发表某些国家的儿童发展研究尤其具有挑战性。这些国家被统称为“多数世界”、“全球南方”、“非 WEIRD”（西方、受过教育、工业、富裕和民主）或低收入和中等收入国家。本文的目的是提请人们关注这些持续存在的挑战，并提供建设性建议，以帮助这些国家的儿童在儿童发展研究中更好地代表性。在本文中，我们概述了发展科学中出版偏见的历史，以及这些国家研究的普遍化问题，以及它在出版方面“适合”的地方。强调了解释背景的重要性，包括对衡量儿童发展成果的研究，并提请注意恶性出版资助循环，这进一步加剧了发表这项研究的挑战。提出了具体建议，以帮助儿童发展期刊实现其既定目标，即创建一个更具包容性、公平、多样化和全球性的儿童发展领域。