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About the Coalition
The Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications was founded by 10 trade and professional associations that represent organizations and individuals working in scholarly communications. The Coalition was formed to discuss and address issues of diversity and inclusion within our industry.
A number of surveys in recent years have shed light on the lack of diversity in scholarly communications. From issues of gender equality to the noticeable lack of ethnic diversity in our workforce, there is an increasing awareness that, as an industry, we are not a model of inclusivity. Publishing is truly a global enterprise yet that diversity is not reflected in our collective demographics.
Representatives from the 10 founding organizations first met in Boston, MA, at the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Annual Meeting in June 2017, to discuss our shared interests in addressing these challenges and to share information about current initiatives to tackle the lack of diversity and inclusion within the industry. We agreed to continue our discussions and collaborate on possible projects starting with a Joint Statement of Principles. Working collectively, we can combine our resources and have a greater impact.
During the initial meeting, we identified a number of areas to focus on. These included developing a joint statement of principles; conducting market research; providing training resources, best practices, toolkits, and documentation for our collective memberships; and establishing outreach programs, curricula, events, and publications.
Representatives from the Coalition now meet monthly, and have started to implement some of these initiatives. We welcome other scholarly communications organizations to join us.
If you’re interested in learning more, please email: c4disc@gmail.com.
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Mission, Vision, and Values
The Mission of C4DISC is to work with organizations and individuals to build equity, inclusion, diversity, and accessibility in scholarly communications.
The Vision of C4DISC is a socially just community that welcomes, values, and celebrates all who seek to contribute to scholarly communications.
The Values of C4DISC include:
Respect.
- value differences
- welcome diverse perspectives
Listen.
- learn from different communities
- make space for marginalized voices
Act.
- eliminate barriers
- be an ally
Review Statement
Adopting Organizations
The following organizations have adopted the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles:
- Access to Justice in Eastern Europe
- AIP Publishing
- American Geophysical Union
- American Ornithological Society
- American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Publications
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- American Society for Radiation Oncology
- American Urological Association
- Annals of International Medical and Dental Research (AIMDR)
- Annual Reviews
- Antiquity
- ACS Publications
- Association of Canadian University Presses – Association des presses universitaires canadiennes (ACUP-APUC)
- Association of Research Libraries
- Association of University Presses
- Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
- Atla
- Becaris Publishing Ltd
- Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
- Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
- Bristol University Press
- The British Academy
- The Canadian Academic Accounting Association / L’Association canadienne des professeurs de comptabilité
- Canadian Association of Learned Journals
- Canadian Science Publishing
- China Editology Society of Science Periodicals
- Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
- Cinémas
- Copernicus Publications
- Council of Science Editors
- Council of Editors of Learned Journals
- Council on Undergraduate Research
- СPС Business Perspectives
- Crossref
- CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan
- Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
- Duke University Press
- Editorial Universidad del Rosario
- Emory University Libraries
- European Publishing
- eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
- Elsevier
- Emerald Publishing
- Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde: revista do Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil
- European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
- Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
- Future Science Group
- George Washington University (Publishing Masters)
- Harvard Library Office for Scholarly Communication
- Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
- Health Care Insider
- Indonesian Navy Dental Institude R.E. Martadinata
- Information Power Ltd
- INFORMS
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Intellect
- International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE)
- International Society of Addiction Journal Editors
- International Society of Managing and Technical Editors
- IOP Publishing Ltd
- Iowa State University Library
- IUCr Journals
- J&J Editorial
- Jisc
- Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association
- Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
- Knowledge E
- Knowledge Unlatched GmbH
- KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
- Library Carpentry
- Library Publishing Coalition
- Litinfinite Journal
- Liverpool University Press
- Manchester University Press
- Marine Corps University Press
- Mason Publishing/George Mason University Press
- Mathematical Association of America
- Metropolitan Universities Journal
- MDPI
- Michigan Publishing / University of Michigan Library
- The MIT Press
- NASIG
- NISO
- Nursology.net Management Team
- Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
- The Permanente Journal
- PNAS
- ProQuest LLC
- ORCID
- The Optical Society (OSA)
- Origin Editorial, LLC
- OrthoEvidence
- Peer Community In
- Pennsylvania State University Press
- PLOS
- Princeton University Press
- Public Knowledge Project
- PubWest
- Recenti Progressi in Medicina
- [re]Design Journal
- Research Square
- Rockefeller University Press
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- SAGE Publishing
- SciELO
- Silverchair
- Society for Scholarly Publishing
- SPIE
- Springer Nature
- SUNY Downstate Orthopaedics
- Syracuse University Libraries
- Syracuse University Press
- Taylor & Francis Group
- TBI Communications
- UIKTEN – Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
- University of the Western Cape Library
- Universidade Federal Da Bahia
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo
- University of Ottawa Press
- Publications Unit, School of Education, The University of the West Indies
- Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing; University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
- Vilnius University Press
- Virtus Interpress
- Wiley Publishing
- WikiJournal User Group
Adopting the Joint Statement of Principles is a show of support for improving diversity and inclusion in scholarly communications.
If your organization would like to adopt the Joint Statement of Principles, complete the Adoption Form.