PUBLISHING WITH ELSEVIER: RACISM AND SEXISM
Please be aware of the possible effects of any racist or sexist language in your text and modify it.

Do not make generalizations on the grounds of race, nationality or sex.

Use ‘he or she’ in full rather than ‘s/he’ or ‘she/he’ (the same applies for ‘him or her’). Repeated use of ‘he or she’ can be cumbersome so try to rework the text to avoid this, e.g. the sentence can usually be reworked using a person’s name or job title (e.g. ‘the doctor’, ‘the user’) or using the plural (‘they’ ‘them’ etc.).

Job titles are frequently discriminatory. The suffixes ‘ette’ and ‘ess’ are often unnecessary, e.g. use ‘manager’ rather than ‘manageress’. Alternatively a different term can be used, e.g. ‘flight attendant’ rather than ‘air hostess’.