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Editorial
. 2025 Sep 1;15(9):e71964.
doi: 10.1002/ece3.71964. eCollection 2025 Sep.

Building Meaningful Relationships for Equity in the Publishing Ecosystem: Empowering Latin American Research Through Engagement

Bruno E Soares  1   2 , Victória P Barbosa  3 , Naraiana L Benone  4 , Castiele H Bezerra  5 , Lucas F Colares  6 , Marília M S Costa  2 , Vicente V Faria  7   8   9 , José A M Fernandes  10 , Guilherme Gama  2 , Leonora Torres-Knoop  2 , Camila R O Leal  5 , Romullo G Lima  2 , Raiana Lima  2 , Guilherme Maricato  2 , Francisco T V Melo  10 , Mariana M Moreira-Lima  9 , Bianca Nandyara  11 , Rita de C Q Portela  2 , Bruno S Prudente  12 , Jonathan S Ready  10 , Carla Rezende  5 , Luciana L Santos  5 , Amanda S Santos  2 , Samuel Washington  2 , Ana C B Siqueira  10 , Alexandre S Siqueira  13 , Welber S Smith  14 , Rodrigo Tardin  15 , Gustavo C Tavares  10 , Bruno Umbelino  2 , Gustavo Vancellote  2 , Lorenzo R S Zanette  5 , Arley Muth  16
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Editorial

Building Meaningful Relationships for Equity in the Publishing Ecosystem: Empowering Latin American Research Through Engagement

Bruno E Soares et al. Ecol Evol. .

Abstract

Equity in scientific publishing requires removing financial barriers, structural transformation, and inclusive practices that empower researchers from historically marginalized regions. Here, we reflect on recent Wiley's initiatives supporting Brazilian researchers to integrate into the international publishing ecosystem, including discounted rates for open-access article processing charges, the Wiley-CAPES transformative agreement, and in-country capacity-building events. While some challenges persist, such as linguistic barriers and funding access, we underscore the importance of meaningful local engagement and the coordinated actions among publishers and funding agencies that are supporting a more equitable publishing ecosystem.

Keywords: Global South; capacity‐building; decolonial science; global collaboration; scientific publishing.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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