Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Journal Editors

APA Journals is proud to share the updated version of our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Toolkit for Journal Editors (PDF, 2.7MB)opens in new window.

Journal editors are uniquely positioned to foster an editorial process that includes all people and to build a psychological science that more fully reflects the human experience.

The EDI Toolkit for Journal Editors is intended to serve as a living document, offering the most up-to-date guidance and resources for promoting equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in scholarly journals.

Based on editor feedback, evolution of best practices, and new resources from APA and other organizations, the updates to the second edition of the Toolkit offer a current and comprehensive set of resources and recommendations for promoting EDI as a journal editor.

Prospective authors, reviewers, and publishing industry professionals can also use the Toolkit to identify ways to improve their research, peer review, and publishing processes.

The Toolkit is part of broader efforts by APA Publishing to implement its EDI Framework and to advance APA’s vision of an accessible, equitable, and inclusive psychology that promotes human rights, fairness, and dignity for all.

The second edition of the Toolkit includes:

• a Quick Start Guide with an overview and key actions editors can take today to promote EDI
• an expanded checklist of 45 actions journal editors can take to advance EDI in their journals
• an EDI Action Guide outlining how editors can use the Toolkit
• new guidance for discouraging helicopter research and parachute science
• examples and recommendations for developing globally responsible authorship policies
• guidance for honoring Indigenous sovereignty in research
• updated recommendations for promoting inclusive language and research reporting using APA’s Inclusive Language Guide (2.0) and APA Division 44’s Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Research Manuscript Writing Guide
• more thorough recommendations and examples for including positionality statements in research reporting
• more detailed guidance on equitable citation practices, including tools and resources for evaluating reference lists for gender balance
• updated examples of EDI guides for reviewers
• a detailed summary of APA Style’s Journal Article Reporting Standards for Race, Ethnicity, and Culture (JARS–REC), including examples submission checklists encouraging authors to adhere to recommendations in JARS–REC
• real-world examples from APA-published journals and articles, including a sample journal EDI statement, citation statements, and EDI classification terms/keywords

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The Toolkit is also available on the Open Science Frameworkopens in new window.