Open Access: our definition for the purposes of this call is when there are no financial, legal or technical barriers to accessing content. In many cases, the author pays for the article publication charge though 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.

Please get in touch with any questions. We hope to see some of you on the call!

Best wishes,
Bernie

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