Statement and Commitments from SAA Editors to Change the Underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous, and Other Scholars from Diverse Backgrounds in Our Publications

• Published in: Advances in archaeological practice : a journal of the Society of American archeaology 2020-08, Vol.8 (3), p.v-vi
• Main Authors: Gamble, Lynn, Martin, Debra, Hendon, Julia, Santoro, Calogero, Herr, Sarah, Rieth, Christina, van der Linde, Sjoerd, Rodning, Christopher, Hegmon, Michelle, Birch, Jennifer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: African Americans; Archaeology; Colonialism; Racism
• ISSN: 2326-3768; 2326-3768
• DOI: 10.1017/aap.2020.35

(The SAA Publications Committee, with the assistance of Cambridge University Press, has put together materials from its publications on Race, Inequality, and Decolonization [https://www.cambridge.org/core/societies/society-for-american-archaeology/race-inequality-and-decolonization]. The editors of the four Society for American Archaeology (SAA) publications—American Antiquity, Latin American Antiquity, Advances in Archaeological Practice, and the SAA Archaeological Record—and the editors of The SAA Press are committed to changing the underrepresentation of Black and Indigenous scholars and other groups in our publications and to do so at all stages of the production of knowledge in our field, including teaching, mentoring, and combating structural inequity. To initiate these changes, and to combat racism in archaeology and in contemporary society more broadly, we are committing to be more inclusive of Black scholars and others from underrepresented communities by vowing to undertake the following actions: (1) Include BIPOC members on SAA editorial boards and committees and strive to incorporate BIPOC perspectives in committee decisions, acknowledging the guidance they are already transmitting in how to create anti-racist organizational culture.