There are growing bodies of evidence demonstrating the benefits of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) on academic and organizational excellence. In turn, some editors have stated their desire to improve the EDI of their journals and of the wider scientific community. The Royal Society of Chemistry established a minimum set of requirements aimed at improving EDI in scholarly publishing. Additionally, several resources were reported to have the potential to improve EDI, but their effectiveness and feasibility are yet to be determined. In this commentary we suggest six approaches, based on the Royal Society of Chemistry set of requirements, that journals could implement to improve EDI. They are: (1) adopt a journal EDI statement with clear, actionable steps to achieve it; (2) promote the use of inclusive and bias-free language; (3) appoint a journal’s EDI director or lead; (4) establish a EDI mentoring approach; (5) monitor adherence to EDI principles; and (6) publish reports on EDI actions and achievements. We also provide examples of journals that have implemented some of these strategies, and discuss the roles of peer reviewers, authors, researchers, academic institutes, and funders in improving EDI.

越来越多的证据表明公平、多样性和包容性 (EDI) 对学术和组织卓越的好处。反过来，一些编辑表示他们希望改进他们的期刊和更广泛的科学界的 EDI。皇家化学学会制定了一套最低要求，旨在改进学术出版中的 EDI。此外，据报道，一些资源具有改进 EDI 的潜力，但它们的有效性和可行性尚待确定。在这篇评论中，我们根据皇家化学学会的一系列要求提出了六种方法，期刊可以实施这些方法来改进 EDI。它们是：(1) 采用期刊 EDI 声明，其中包含明确的、可操作的步骤来实现它；(2) 提倡使用包容和无偏见的语言；(3) 任命期刊的 EDI 主任或负责人；(4) 建立EDI指导方式；(5) 监督对 EDI 原则的遵守情况；(6) 发布关于 EDI 行动和成就的报告。我们还提供了实施其中一些策略的期刊的例子，并讨论了同行评审员、作者、研究人员、学术机构和资助者在改进 EDI 中的作用。