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The Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada by various (CC BY-NC-ND).
This journal is a collection of student writing for The Structure of the Book Publishing Industry in Canada course offered in the Fall of 2017 for Publishing 391 at Simon Fraser University. All papers have been peer reviewed by the students, received instructor feedback, and revised for publication.
Guides and Toolkits
Avoiding Common Pitfalls in Medical Writing – An Editor’s Advice by Deanna Erin Conners (CC BY-NC-SA).
This work is a useful companion text to comprehensive style guides for the biomedical sciences. This book walks authors through best practices for writing scientific papers and grant proposals in a concise and accessible format. Authors and teachers worldwide will benefit from these shared insights of an experienced scientific editor.
A Guide To Academic Podcasting by Stacey Copelandand Hannah McGregor (CC BY-NC-ND).
This guidebook is a resource for anyone interested in how to approach academic podcasting. We hope you’ll find this guidebook useful in the classroom, in the studio, and even at home, alongside your cup of morning coffee. Think of this as an invitation into the world of academic podcasting that you can return to time and time again throughout the development of your podcast.
Antiracism Toolkit for Allies [PDF] by Toolkits for Equity (CC BY-NC-SA).
This toolkit provides analyses of white advantage and information about how to disrupt racism and create work communities within the scholarly communication industry where everyone thrives. We wrote a guide specifically for white people because white supremacy grants unearned advantages to whites. The work of recognizing these advantages and actively resisting racism is the most crucial work that white people can embrace in order to create meaningful change.
Antiracism Toolkit for Organizations by Toolkits for Equity (CC BY-NC-SA).
This toolkit, written by a multiracial group of industry professionals, is intended to help individuals at all levels within scholarly publishing organizations implement inclusive policies, procedures, and norms.
Antiracism Toolkit for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color by Toolkits for Equity (CC BY-NC-SA).
A toolkit that looks at how Black, Indigenous, and people of color navigate the academic publishing industry. The contributors of this toolkit, BIPOC-identifying publishing professionals of all levels from across the United States and Canada, envision it to be a conversation between us, as well as a resource for future generations of BIPOC workers who will enter the academic publishing industry. Note that although access to this toolkit is not limited, it has been created by BIPOC in publishing, and is intended to be a resource primarily for BIPOC.
Guidelines on Inclusive Language and Images in Scholarly Communication by Toolkits for Equity (CC BY-NC-SA).
These guidelines emerged out of a growing need for more comprehensive and global