A project of the Society for Scholarly Publishing (SSP) Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Committee and Outreach Subcommittee, this Toolkit was conceptualized, written, and edited by DEIA Committee volunteers:
Susan J. Harris, American Psychological Association (Project Co-Lead and Outreach Subcommittee Lead, 2023-2025)
Shaina Lange, American Society of Nephrology (Project Co-Lead and DEIA Committee Co-Chair, 2022-2024)
Allison Leung, American Chemical Society (DEIA Committee Co-Chair, 2022-2025)
Chenyue Jiao, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Megan McCarty, J&J Editorial
Lillian Wang Selonick, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
This project was also made possible by the following DEIA Committee volunteers who provided thoughtful assistance, reviews, and critical input at various stages:
Robin Baldwin, IEEE Computer Society
Todd Baldwin, Sage
Patty Baskin, American Academy of Neurology
Chhavi Chauhan, American Society for Investigative Pathology
Alice Meadows, MoreBrains Cooperative
Amanda Rogers, BioOne
Damita Snow, American Society of Civil Engineers
Design elements by:
Jane Harris, illustrations (https://www.janeharrisoriginals.com/)
Dawn Zumbahlen, design input & infographics (https://one2onecreative.co/)