How can we leverage principles from participatory action research to enhance inclusive excellence in scientific publishing?

Editors and reviewers act as the gatekeepers of science, deciding what research gets published (and therefore also who gets to publish, which determines who is hired, promoted, and respected). Those with the most power as gatekeepers are often those whose perspectives and identities have been historically valued in science and society, creating something of a closed-loop system for determining what counts as "good science." So how do we intervene in that system to make space for new possibilities?

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• Ledgerwood, A., Lawson, K. M., Kraus, M. W., Vollhardt, J. R., Remedios, J. D., Westberg, D. W., Uskul, A. K., Adetula, A., Leach, C. W., Martinez, J. E., Naumann, L. P., Reddy, G., Tate, C., Todd, A. R., Weltzien, K., Buchanan, N. T., González, R., Montilla Doble, L. J., Romero-Canyas, R., Westgate, E., & Zou, L. X. (2024). Disrupting racism and global exclusion in academic publishing: Recommendations and resources for authors, reviewers, and editors. Collabra: Psychology, 10, 121394. [open access]

Exploring Sustainable Caregiving

In collaboration with Ashia Ray of Raising Luminaries, we're working together on a participatory action research project designed by and for parents working toward social change and community care. Curious about what we learn along the way as we navigate questions, challenges, and unexpected obstacles to dismantling entrenched power structures in science? Check out our notes from the field.