Approaches to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Journal Publishing

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SPEAKERS: Leonard Jack, Jr, PhD, MSc Editor in Chief, Preventing Chronic Disease Atlanta, Georgia @CDCPCD Sumi Sexton, MD Editor in Chief, American Family Physician Arlington, Virginia @ssextonmd Jesus Ramirez-Valles, PhD, MPH Editor in Chief, Health Education & Behavior San Francisco, California @JRamirezValles Alfredo Morabia, MD, PhD, MPH Editor in Chief, American Journal of Public Health New York, New York @AlfredoMorabia REPORTER: Amy King Editorial Coordinator American Society of Clinical Oncology Alexandria, Virginia At the CSE 2022 Annual Meeting, Leonard Jack, Jr, PhD, secured and led a panel of four journal Editors-in-Chief (EICs) who spoke on establishing and sustaining the expansion of diversity, equitable decision making, and a culture of inclusion in scholarly communications and between journal publishing professionals. These four EICs shared diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and approaches, particularly addressing the issues of racism and sexism, being implemented at their respective journals. Dr Jack, co-chair of the CSE DEI committee, introduced the panel in person, while the rest of the panelists joined remotely. Dr Jack, EIC of Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice & Policy (PCD), a journal housed in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), introduced himself and the other three panelists, Sumi Makkar Sexton, MD, EIC of American Family Physician (AFP), Jesus Ramirez-Valles, PhD, EIC of Health Education & Behavior (HE&B) at the Society for Public Health Education, and Alfredo Morabia, MD, EIC of the American Journal of Public Health (AJPH). Dr Sexton started the session off with a presentation on anti-racist […]