C4DISC is delighted to announce the launch of this valuable new resource in the growing C4DISC Toolkit for Equity Series: A Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Editorial Roles and Peer Review (https://c4disc.pubpub.org/toolkit-editors-and-publishers) This new toolkit aims to support all those seeking to build a more inclusive editorial and reviewer community. The toolkit recommends practical and relevant actions for editors and publishers to take to create broad representation on editorial boards and to ensure fai ..read more

Five years after the Workplace Equity Survey (WE Survey) first benchmarked the state of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the global scholarly publishing industry, C4DISC conducted the survey for a second time in 2023. This week, C4DISC releases the Workplace Equity in Scholarly Communications 2023 Executive Summary, the initial analysis of the 2023 data and free-form comments collected across six continents from 1,755 respondents, 48% more than in 2018. You can now download the Workplace Equity in Scholarly Communications 2023 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY and i ..read more

C4DISC is delighted to welcome STM as a new Member. “C4DISC’s mission closely aligns with STM’s work in social responsibility, which seeks to create a more equitable, inclusive and sustainable world while advancing trusted research,” STM CEO Caroline Sutton said. “We have already been working to support our members in prioritising diversity, inclusion and accessibility and meeting the SDGs. We look forward to collaborating with C4DISC and its members to build further momentum to advance this work.” Read STM’s full announcement here. Learn more about how to get involved in C4D ..read more

The recording of this recent webinar (March 13 2024) is now available.   Neurodivergence is the divergence of mental or neurological functions from what is considered typical. Neurodiversity is the array of neurotypes in a space which can lead to differences in thinking, attention and memory. Neurodivergent is an umbrella term for conditions including but not limited to ASD, ADHD, dyslexia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia, Bipolar, OCD, anxiety disorders, and Tourette’s Syndrome. Research suggests that approximately 15-20% of the population is neurodivergent, a segment that contributes a wealth o ..read more

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. Time converter link 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 ed ..read more

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 d ..read more

You are warmly welcomed to the next C4DISC community call on Thursday December 14 at 11am EST / 4 pm UTC. This month’s call has the theme of Psychological Safety. Here are some brief notes and questions to consider. We will cover these and whatever participants bring in breakout rooms during the call. Psychological safety is a framework of creating a culture and environment that nurtures those who are in it. It is the ability to feel safe speaking up, taking risks, disagreeing openly and raising any concerns without fear of negative repercussions or tone policing. When psychological ..read more

C4DISC is very happy to welcome CHORUS as a new Partner supporting our work. You can read about their reason for joining C4DISC here and find a recording of the recent CHORUS Forum: Supporting Accessibility ..read more

Five years after the landmark Workplace Equity Survey first benchmarked the state of diversity, inclusion, and equity (DEI) in the scholarly publishing industry, a second iteration was conducted early in the summer of 2023. We are now analyzing the data to uncover whether real change, as measured through workplace experiences and perceptions, resulted from the pandemic’s workplace disruptions and the public reckoning about racial and gender injustice. A future-facing instrument, the survey will pick up on emerging needs to help forge a more equitable path forward to the individuals and organiz ..read more

We are delighted to announce the launch of the new C4DISC DEIA Community of Practice. This peer-to-peer community of interest is intended to enable participants to build trusted connections and provide knowledge-sharing opportunities. All those working in any DEIA capacity (whether in a dedicated role or not) in scholarly communications organizations are welcome.   This COP will provide the opportunity to hear and learn from each other, share resources and best practices, hear of challenges and successes, explore opportunities for participating in cross-industry initiatives, coordina ..read more