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标题：Racial, gender, sexual, and disability identities of the Journal of the Medical Library Association's editorial board, reviewers, and authors
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作者：Katherine G. Akers ; JJ Pionke ; Ellen M. Aaronson 等
期刊名称：Journal of the Medical Library Association
印刷版ISSN：1536-5050
出版年度：2021
卷号：109
期号：2
页码：167-173
DOI：10.5195/jmla.2021.1216
语种：English
出版社：Medical Library Association
摘要：The Journal of the Medical Library Association (JMLA) recently issued a call for submissions that recognize and address social injustices; speak to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce and among our user populations; and share critical perspectives on health sciences librarianship as well as those on any topic within JMLA's scope written by authors who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color. We also committed to creating more equitable opportunities for authors, reviewers, and editorial board members from marginalized groups. As part of this effort, we conducted a demographic survey of all individuals who served as a member of the JMLA editorial board or reviewer or had submitted a manuscript to JMLA between 2018 and 2020. We found that most survey respondents are white, heterosexual, women and do not identify with a disability, meaning that JMLA is missing out on a diversity of perspectives and life experiences that could improve the journal's processes and policies, enrich its content, and accelerate the research and practice of health sciences librarianship. Therefore, to avoid perpetuating or aggravating systemic biases and power structures in scholarly publishing or health sciences librarianship, we pledge to take concrete steps toward making JMLA a more diverse and inclusive journal.