In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system. This concluding segment considers how a publisher should respond to calls for change to eradicate racism in academic publishing and whether that change is happening fast enough.
With Michiel Kolman, Kevonne Holloway, Elliott Parris, and John Pham
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In a two-part special program, Copyright Clearance Center and Elsevier explore how race and racism shape the academic knowledge system.
In this concluding program, the discussion considers how a publisher should respond to calls for change to eradicate racism in academic publishing and whether that change is happening fast enough.
The previously-recorded first segment considered the internal challenges facing publishers and editors – from policies around terminology to processes that govern the selection of editorial boards.
In the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States, Elsevier staff have undertaken to confront the stark reality of systemic inequality – not only in terms of the company’s own role in research and health, but also how Elsevier is empowering staff to be aware of issues in equity, inclusion and diversity and to become active in efforts to accelerate change.
Elsevier is a leading information analytics and academic publisher in the areas of science and health. Employing around 8,000 staff internationally, the company like most other publishers, has taken a firm stance against racism and discrimination.
The program moderator is Michiel Kolman, Elsevier’s Sr. Vice President of Information Industry Relations and Academic Ambassador. Kolman is Past President of the International Publishers Association and IPA’s Special Envoy for Diversity and Inclusion. He is the executive sponsor of Elsevier Pride and was listed two years in a row in the Financial Times’s Top 100 ranking of most influential LGBT senior executives.
Other Elsevier panelists are:
- Kevonne Holloway, Vice President, Education Content, in the US;
- Elliott Parris, Manager of Northern Europe, Chemistry Solutions, in the UK;
- And John Pham, Editor-in-Chief of Cell, also in the US.
“In 2020, Black Lives Matter has earned global recognition as watchwords in the fight against racism,” says CCC’s Christopher Kenneally. “Black Lives Matter has also helped draw a focus on race in our lives, both personally and professionally. That attention provides an opportunity for all of us in the academic knowledge system.”
