Equity in Geoscience Publishing: Indigenous Data Governance and Tackling Parachute Science

Addressing under-representation and inequity in geoscience requires action from all participants of the scientific ecosystem. The collaborative and global nature of our science impels us to create systemic changes to better include historically marginalized voices. This work includes correcting the power imbalances that exist within scholarly publishing through equity-focused policy changes and through collaborations with communities. We will highlight AGU Publications’ recently launched Inclusion in Global Research Policy (an authorship policy to improve equity and transparency in international research collaborations and to help address the issue of parachute science), as well as work to create Guidelines for the Governance of Indigenous Data in Scientific Publishing (a partnership between the Collaboratory for Indigenous Data Governance, ENRICH, Te Kotahi Research Institute, the American Geophysical Union, the National Information Standards Organization, and AGU).