CSE Virtual Short Courses 

CSE Virtual Short Courses are offered intermittently throughout the year.

Virtual Short Course Diversity Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

January 6, 2025
11:00 am – 4:00 pm ET
Moderator: Sumi Sexton, MD – Georgetown University

Cost: $225 CSE Members $300 Non-Members (Exclusive discount also offered to all 2024 Fall Virtual Symposium Attendees!)

Objective: At the conclusion of this short course, attendees will be able to:

1.          Identify barriers to DEIA in their publications.
2.          Discuss procedural guidelines and policies to support DEIA in their publications.
3.          Implement changes in their publications that will encourage authors to follow DEIA best practices for conducting their research and ensuring accessibility to research outcomes.

 

Course Description: The Short Course on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) is designed for journals and their editorial staff to address the importance of keeping DEIA in the forefront of all processes and activities. Presentations will be given on topics including fair and representative review processes and policies, race and ethnicity reporting guidelines, accessibility and disability awareness, inclusive language, DEIA considerations with the advent of artificial intelligence, and putting DEIA policies into place for journals, publishers, and societies. Faculty will bring real-life experience and share what has worked for them. Participants will have the opportunity to put forward their questions and problems for consideration by the faculty and other participants. There will also be a guided open discussion where attendees will be able to share and discuss ways they plan to implement changes based on what they learn from the program. Active participation and exchange of ideas are encouraged.

Who Should Attend: Managing editors, publication managers, journal staff, editors-in-chief, associate editors, and those in other management positions in the journal publishing industry.

Moderator

Sumi Sexton, MD – Georgetown University

Faculty

Patricia Baskin – American Academy of Neurology
Steve Bien-Aime, PhD – University of Kansas
Chhavi Chauhan, PhD, ELS  – American Society for Investigative Pathology
Tracy Frey – The JAMA Network
Chelsea Lee – American Psychological Association
 

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Agenda (Subject to Change)

11:00 am-11:15 am        Welcome and introductions (Sumi Sexton, MD)

11:15 am-12:00 pm        Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in scholarly publishing: an overview (Sumi Sexton, MD)

12:00 pm-12:30 pm Guidelines on inclusive language related to race/ethnicity, including AMA draft guidance on gender/sex/age (Tracy Frey)

12:30 pm-1:00 pm          Accessibility and disability awareness in scholarly publishing (Chelsea Lee)

1:00 pm-1:30 pm            Break

1:30 pm-2:00 pm            Resources/ toolkits including the CSE DEIA resource (https://www.councilscienceeditors.org/deia-scholarly-resources, currently being updated) and https://c4disc.pubpub.org/toolkit-editors-and-publishers (Patty Baskin)

2:00 pm-3:00 pm        Fair and representative review processes and policies (Steve Bien-Aime, PhD)

3:00 pm-3:30 pm            Artificial intelligence and potential opportunities and threats for DEIA (Chhavi Chauhan, PhD, ELS)

3:30 pm-4:00 pm            Guided Discussion and Q&A (Sumi Sexton, MD)

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