All csv files provide summary information about the demographics of geoscientists included in the anonymized data we received from AGU regarding membership (2012-2022), the Annual Fall Meeting attendance (2015-2020), and information about the authors and reviewers involved in manuscript submissions to Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences and Global Biogeochemical Cycles (2012-2021) discussed in our manuscript (Barnes et al. xxxx) submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences on September 1, 2023.  Providing data in said summary fashion does not break confidentiality of the geoscientists and is in accordance with the agreement we signed with the American Geophysical Union. 

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Not Enough: Efforts to Diversify Biogeosciences Benefit Limited Segment of Society
Rebecca T. Barnes, Michelle A. Wolford, Maya Almaraz, and Emily L. Cardarelli
Abstract
We examined data from the American Geophysical Union (AGU), the worlds largest earth and space science society, to characterize cohort demographics of multiple milestones in a biogeoscientists career. Geoscientists of color and White women make up a smaller proportion of those participating in activities critical to transitioning from student to professional (submitting manuscripts, getting published, and being asked to review) in comparison to White men. However, gender parity for biogeoscientists appears within reach at earlier career stages, with 37% AGU Biogeoscience members and 41% of Biogeoscience attendees at the Fall Meeting identifying as women in 2020. Unfortunately, we do not have enough data to make the same assessment for geoscientists of color. The large proportion of manuscripts submitted by men (73%), many of which have no co-authors that identify as women or non-binary geoscientists, likely points to inequitable resources and a greater service burden for scientists from historically excluded groups. Further, our communities bias of who we suggest as reviewers results in 85% of the reviewer invites going to White geoscientists and 63% going to men. Thus, while representation of diverse communities has improved in some areas, barriers to publishing results in journals not reflecting society: 25% and 22% of manuscripts were led by or included non-White geoscientists, respectively, and fewer than 5% and 7% were led by or included non-White, women geoscientists, respectively. Therefore, in sectors like academia where publishing remains critical for advancement, this process represents a significant obstacle for biogeoscientists not already part of the majority.