Implementing DEIA Training for Editors of eScholarship Journals
Abstract
In line with the University of California values, eScholarship’s open access journals program works to embed diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA) in its training materials. In the last year, the eScholarship team has implemented a required webinar for all journal editors that provides an overview of major DEIA topics in scholarly publishing. These topics include diversifying editorial boards, staff, author pools, and peer reviewers; implementing inclusive language and style guides; and meeting accessibility standards – all important for inclusive and accessible design; representing the diversity of campus communities; reaching out to underserved communities; developing codes of conduct that protect against discrimination and harassment, and giving editorial staff the tools to confront the challenges of our current context.
In this proposed session, we will describe our goals for creating and conducting this DEIA webinar for eScholarship journal editors, the level of editorial participation in the training, the opportunities and challenges we have encountered, feedback we have received, and the impact of this program thus far. We will also discuss related resources from the Office of Scholarly Communication (OSC) at the University of California, C4DISC, and the Library Publishing Coalition, and how we aligned our training with efforts across the UC system and the broader academic publishing profession.