Let's start talking: A reflective essay on minority students' experiences in academic spaces, publishing, and journal involvement

Key points Graduate student population is diversifying, but not enough intentional resources are given to support minority graduate students. The need to publish during graduate school in order to have a chance for an academic career generates inequalities. Publishers and editors need to be more intentional in creating paid positions and recruiting submissions from a diversity of graduate students. We encourage more minority students to share their stories and form interdisciplinary support groups beyond a single institution or country context.