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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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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

 

       

The following organizations have adopted the C4DISC Joint Statement of Principles:

1. Access to Justice in Eastern Europe
2. AIP Publishing
3. American Geophysical Union
4. American Ornithological Society
5. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Publications
6. American Society of Mechanical Engineers
7. American Society for Radiation Oncology
8. American Urological Association
9. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research (AIMDR)
10. Annual Reviews
11. Antiquity
12. ACS Publications
13. Association of Canadian University Presses – Association des presses universitaires canadiennes (ACUP-APUC)
14. Association of Research Libraries
15. Association of University Presses
16. Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers
17. Atla
18. Becaris Publishing Ltd
19. Birlesik Dunya Yenilik Arastirma ve Yayincilik Merkezi
20. Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
21. Bristol University Press
22. The British Academy
23. The Canadian Academic Accounting Association / L’Association canadienne des professeurs de comptabilité
24. Canadian Association of Learned Journals
25. Canadian Science Publishing
26. China Editology Society of Science Periodicals
27. Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
28. Cinémas
29. Copernicus Publications
30. Council of Science Editors
31. Council of Editors of Learned Journals
32. Council on Undergraduate Research
33. СPС Business Perspectives
34. Crossref
35. CSRC Publishing, Center for Sustainability Research and Consultancy Pakistan
36. Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)
37. Duke University Press
38. Editorial Universidad del Rosario
39. Emory University Libraries
40. European Publishing
41. eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
42. Elsevier
43. Emerald Publishing
44. Epidemiologia e Serviços de Saúde: revista do Sistema Único de Saúde do Brasil
45. European Association of Science Editors (EASE)
46. Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB)
47. Future Science Group
48. Genetics Society of America
49. George Washington University (Publishing Masters)
50. Harvard Library Office for Scholarly Communication
51. Hamad Bin Khalifa University Press- Hamad Bin Khalifa University
52. Health Care Insider
53. Indonesian Navy Dental Institude R.E. Martadinata
54. Information Power Ltd
55. INFORMS
56. Institute of Food Technologists
57. Intellect
58. International Academy of Nursing Editors (INANE)
59. International Society of Addiction Journal Editors
60. International Society of Managing and Technical Editors
61. IOP Publishing Ltd
62. Iowa State University Library
63. IUCr Journals
64. J&J Editorial 
65. Jisc
66. Journal of the Canadian Health Libraries Association
67. Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy
68. Knowledge E
69. Knowledge Unlatched GmbH
70. KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd.
71. Library Carpentry
72. Library Publishing Coalition
73. Litinfinite Journal
74. Liverpool University Press
75. Manchester University Press
76. Marine Corps University Press
77. Mason Publishing/George Mason University Press
78. Mathematical Association of America
79. Metropolitan Universities Journal
80. MDPI
81. Michigan Publishing / University of Michigan Library
82. The MIT Press
83. NASIG
84. NISO
85. Nursology.net Management Team
86. Open Access Scholarly Publishers Association
87. The Permanente Journal
88. PNAS
89. ProQuest LLC
90. ORCID
91. The Optical Society (OSA)
92. Origin Editorial, LLC
93. OrthoEvidence
94. Oxford University Press
95. Peer Community In
96. Pennsylvania State University Press
97. PLOS
98. Princeton University Press
99. Public Knowledge Project
100. PubWest
101. Recenti Progressi in Medicina
102. [re]Design Journal
103. Research Square
104. Rockefeller University Press
105. Royal Society of Chemistry
106. SAGE Publishing
107. SciELO
108. Silverchair
109. Society for Scholarly Publishing
110. Society of Behavioral Medicine
111. SPIE
112. Springer Nature
113. SUNY Downstate Orthopaedics
114. Syracuse University Libraries
115. Syracuse University Press
116. Taylor & Francis Group
117. TBI Communications
118. UIKTEN – Association for Information Communication Technology Education and Science
119. University of the Western Cape Library
120. Universidade Federal Da Bahia
121. Universidade Federal de São Paulo
122. University of Ottawa Press
123. Publications Unit, School of Education, The University of the West Indies
124. Office of Scholarly Communication and Publishing; University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
125. Vilnius University Press
126. Virtus Interpress
127. Wiley Publishing
128. 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.