Going beyond Learning and Listening to Meaningful Pursuit of Equity for Black Microbiologists

摘要

We read the editorial on “The ASM Journals Committee values the contributions of Black microbiologists” published on 31 July 2020 (1) with interest and welcome both the acknowledgment of the barriers faced by underrepresented groups (URGs) in scientific publishing and actionable commitments to overcome these barriers. As highlighted in the editorial, “Black microbiologists should not have to shoulder the burden of dismantling systems of inequality on their own.” As microbiologists and regular contributors to American Society for Microbiology (ASM) conferences, ASM journals, and the global ASM community, we would like to offer additional comments and suggestions to the editorial. In response to the editorial from the Journals committee, we believe the following.