COP – Coalition for Diversity and Inclusion in Scholarly Communications

The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on April 11, 2024 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. The topic will be Open Access.

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Open Access: our definition for the purposes of this call is when there are no financial, legal or technical barriers to accessing content. In most cases, the author pays for the article publication charge. There are many different models across publishers and societies.

Questions for discussion

What are the biggest challenges from your organizations’ perspective?
How is the article submission process addressing implicit bias by/from editorial reviews?
How are broader DEI practices translating into goals that support both authors and the community?
What is your experience in open pedagogy?
Are authors/researchers receiving due credit when co-authoring; how do we ensure equitable credit?
Are DEI principles being integrated into OA initiatives to promote a scholarly ecosystem that is accessible and inclusive of all?

Participants will have breakout room discussions around any aspect of this topic they wish to bring and we will come together for the last part of the call to hear key takeaways.

If you are a COP member you will receive the Zoom link ahead of the call. If you have not yet joined the COP then – learn more here on how to join the community. We have bimonthly calls looking at topics suggested by community members and a discussion group for asynchronous communication.

Last month’s Community call had the topic Recruitment and Retention. You can find previous DEIA Community of Practice Call Summaries here.

The next C4DISC Community of Practice call will be on February 8, 2024 at 11 am Eastern / 4 pm UK. The topic will be Recruitment and Retention.

The theme encompasses the process of seeking out, interviewing, hiring and onboarding employees, partners and vendors. In the publishing industry this includes authors, reviewers and editors. Factors affecting DEIA can include how you choose to advertise or identify candidates; the language, platforms and methodologies used throughout; how feedback is incorporated; and how employees are prepared to support new colleagues.

Questions for discussion

Do you have examples of best practice for inclusive recruitment and retention?
Do you have examples where there was room for improvement?
How do you feel our workplaces and communities can support us in inclusive recruitment and retention?
Is there anything you would do differently when recruiting and retaining volunteers?
How do you feel mentor and buddy schemes impact inclusive recruitment and retention?
How can we ensure people from low-income backgrounds are able to access careers in publishing?

Participants will have breakout room discussions around any aspect of this topic they wish to bring and we will come together for the last part of the call to hear key takeaways.

Last month’s Community call had the topic Psychological Safety. You can find previous DEIA Community of Practice Call Summaries here.