ISMTE 2025 Wrap-Up—Editors Without Borders: Breaking Silos in a Technological World; August 6-8; Montreal, Canada—Day 2

Publishing noted how we are dealing with a lot at this moment; and over the past few months, the publishing space has been part of the large list of industries seeing pressure.Cancelled and withheld grants, layoffs, attacks on what words can and cannot be referenced without undergoing scrutiny (such as the word "woman"), removed pages from websites having to do with DEI in any wayit's been tough.But we are science publishers, and with that comes a specific attitude that at its heart can protect us or at least represent the kind of society we want to be a part of.We see the evidence, remain independent, and hold responsibility over what we publish.Standards matter, and that allows us to maintain control over the directions of our journals.The stronger our values as a publication, the easier it is to spot negative changes and flawed societies trying to break down the walls that allow for accurate and important studies to reach the public.Josephine and Alice both encouraged us to find our safe spaces-allies, colleagues, community, safe places to vent and find support-as well as to learn about those societies and ethics bodies that are taking a stand.