Partnering to Improve Equity in Publishing

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SPEAKERS: Sowmya Swaminathan (she/her/hers) Head of Collaborations & Chair Springer Nature Research & Solutions DEI Programme Springer Nature Allison Leung (she/her/hers) Assistant Director Researcher Products & Engagement American Chemical Society Dorraya El-Ashry Chief Scientific Officer Breast Cancer Research Foundation Antonio Baines (he/him/his) Associate Professor North Carolina Central University and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill MODERATOR: Sowmya Swaminathan REPORTER: Pablo Luis Clemente Assistant Managing Editor Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences The scientific publishing community must “push toward greater equity in publishing and research at large,” said moderator Dr Sowmya Swaminathan, Head of Collaboration & Chair, Springer Nature Research & Solutions DEI Programme, to start this session at the CSE 2023 Annual Meeting. Referencing the recently released the National Academies (NASEM) report1 on Advancing Antiracism, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in STEMM organizations, she noted that it is the responsibility of individuals or organizations who have power and influence—described as “gatekeepers” in the NASEM report—at publishers, funders, and societies to develop and implement policies and opportunities for historically excluded researchers to participate equitably in scientific discourse across all areas of research. Along with her panel of speakers, the message was clear: Creating an effective ecosystem of lasting, meaningful partnerships with organizations and institutions that employ and recruit largely from historically marginalized and excluded populations is absolutely necessary to boost their participation in scientific research and publishing. It is a problem that has wider implications on research and the types of research that can help address and diagnose issues affecting these […]