The recent murder of George Floyd, along with countless other African American and Black individuals before him, highlights the social injustices that have persisted for centuries, and unfortunately, remains today. Black, African American, Latino, Native American/Alaskan Native men are more likely to die from police violence than White men, with Black men being 2.5 times more likely to be killed by police than white men.1 While all of this is heartbreakingly tragic, if one looks at the bigger picture, one sees overwhelming injustices well beyond that of the police. Racism and discrimination effects mortality and morbidity statistics, as we see it in poor health outcomes, unemployment, criminal justice, environmental/planetary health, public health, and educational attainment. Recently, national pharmacy organizations publicly took a stand against racial injustice and advocate for dismantling inequities and working together to promote and uphold social justice.2 While the academy has worked on promoting cultural awareness and sensitivities to our learners, partnered with communities through outreach, performed community-based participatory research, and worked to address health disparities, we can and must do more.
Submission Categories
In accordance with the AACP mission, we are requesting manuscripts (reviews, integrative reviews, research articles, qualitative research articles, briefs and commentaries) with clear and rigorous methods that advance education, research, scholarship, and practice in pharmacy from the following categories and addressing one of the topics listed below:
Pharmacy Partnering with Communities:
- Countering structural racism in health care (eg, understanding and countering mistrust, health policy, advocacy)
- Working with community to improve social justice and health equity
- Intersections of the tenets of social justice/health equity and pharmacy
Our Pharmacy Academic Community:
- Ensuring representativeness of our faculty, staff and students in our colleges
- Professional education and preparing our learners for socially responsible health care practitioners
- Supporting a diverse intra-collegiate community, creating wellness and safety via programs and infrastructure
Guide for Authors
Authors should submit an extended abstract (1000 words) to lwelage@umn.edu using the subject line AJPE Thematic Edition by November 2, 2020. Abstracts for research papers and briefs should include the following sections: Objective, Methods, Results (preliminary), and Conclusion. Authors should place increased emphasis on the methods section. Abstracts for reviews and commentaries should include a statement for each of the following sections: Background, Objectives, and Significance. When submitting the extended abstract, please also indicate topical area being addressed, the type of article, and the rationale for the paper. The editors encourage authors to utilize standard definitions as outlined at: https://z.umn.edu/5r28.
Reviews, integrative reviews, research articles, qualitative research articles will be prioritized over briefs and commentaries.
Upon review of the proposals, the guest co-editors will extend an invitation by November 30, 2020 for authors to submit a full manuscript for publication consideration by February 8, 2021.
Authors invited to submit manuscripts are not guaranteed acceptance or publication. Prior to submitting the full manuscript, authors must read and comply with the author instructions. Per Journal guidelines, all submissions will undergo a blinded peer review process and editorial approval prior to acceptance.
Key Dates
Abstracts: November 2, 2020 Invitations extended: November 30, 2020 Full manuscripts: February 8, 2021
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Lynda S. Welage, PharmD, FCCP Guest Editor
Dean and Professor
University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy
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Lisa Imhoff, MSSW, LCSW Guest Associate Editor
Assistant Dean for
Diversity & Inclusion
University of Wisconsin
School of Pharmacy
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L’Aurelle Johnson, PhD, MS Guest Associate Editor
Assistant Professor and Director, Diversity
University of Minnesota
College of Pharmacy
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Marie Chisholm-Burns, PharmD, MPH, MBA Guest Associate Editor
Dean and Professor
University of Tennessee
Health Science Center
College of Pharmacy
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