Our Joint Commitment for action on inclusion and diversity in publishing brings together 56 publishing organisations to set a new standard to ensure a more inclusive and diverse culture within scholarly publishing.
We have now established a steering committee for this initiative, to provide a more shared leadership approach to setting the future direction and objectives of the joint commitment.
The committee is made up of eight members – five of whom are sub group chairs from the Joint Commitment, and three of which were open positions for which individuals nominated themselves. Inaugural committee members will hold a two or three year term. The committee members represent a range of organisations, all of which have signed the Joint Commitment, with the RSC holding a permanent position on the committee as a founding member and convening organisation.
The steering committee is the next step in our continued commitment to improving inclusion and diversity in scholarly publishing. The committee members are all very engaged and we're looking forward to working together to continue to drive forward progress, and ensure that the Joint Commitment initiative continues to deliver on its commitments.
Meet the steering group
Committee member
Dr Fiona Counsell (she/her) has been with Taylor & Francis since 2009 and is currently Head of Editorial Policy & Process for the journals publishing programme. Her role leads on developing and implementing editorial and publishing policies in line with strategic priorities, which includes DEIA initiatives to support the research communities Taylor & Francis serves. Fiona was a founder member of Taylor & Francis' first Employee Resource Group Women in Publishing, formed in 2017, and is still part of the committee and currently serves on Taylor & Francis’ Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Council.
Fiona Counsell
Head of Editorial Policy & Process, Taylor & Francis
Committee member
Dr Joanna Harries (she/her) is a Senior Publishing Editor at the Royal Society, where she is responsible for peer review and development for the Society’s physical sciences journal Proceedings of the Royal Society A. She is also a member of the Society's Diversity and Inclusion Staff Steering Group. Joanna previously worked as an Assistant Editor on the Society of Chemical Industry journals. She holds a BSc in Chemistry from University of Bristol and a PhD from University of Bath.
Joanna Harries
Senior Publishing Editor, The Royal Society
Committee member
Joseph Krumpfer received his B.S. degree in chemistry and B.A. in classical studies from Seton Hall University in South Orange, NJ in 2007 and then obtained his Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts – Amherst in 2012. He was awarded an Alexander von Humboldt postdoctoral fellowship at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz, Germany, and then worked at Pace University in Pleasantville, NY, as a professor of inorganic and polymer chemistry. He is currently an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Polymer Science at Wiley.
Joseph Krumpfer
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Polymer Science, Wiley
Committee member
Danielle (she/her) is a diversity and inclusion practitioner with nearly ten years’ experience in the publishing industry. Currently the Inclusion Lead at Emerald Publishing, Danielle has devoted her career to active listening and storytelling, which brings life to her work in inclusive recruitment, equality monitoring, employee training, and the retention and development of people with diverse backgrounds and abilities.
Danielle Ormshaw
Inclusion Lead, Emerald Publishing
Committee member
Dr Sarah Whitehouse (she/her) is Journals Manager, Peer Review and Ethics at the Royal Society of Chemistry, where she is responsible for journals peer review strategy, publishing ethics strategy, quality and impact, and inclusion & diversity in publishing. Sarah has worked in STM publishing since 2014 in a range of operational and strategic roles. She holds an MBiochem from University of Bath and a PhD from University of Bristol.
Sarah Whitehouse
Journals Manager, Peer Review and Ethics, Royal Society of Chemistry
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