2022
DOI: 10.7554/elife.76559
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Author-level data confirm the widening gender gap in publishing rates during COVID-19

Abstract: Publishing is part and parcel of a successful academic career, and Covid-19 has amplified gender disparities in manuscript submissions and authorships. We used longitudinal publication data on 431,207 scientists in biology, chemistry, and clinical and basic medicine to quantify the differential impact of Covid-19 on women's and men's annual publishing rates. In a difference-in-differences analysis, we estimated that the average gender difference in publication productivity increased from -0.26 in 2019 (corresp… Show more

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“…Consistent with previous evidence on COVID-19 [ 3 , 14 20 ] and earlier health emergencies [ 54 , 55 ], our analysis shows that scientists (and editors) have responded quickly to the pandemic by speeding up the publication process. On average, we observe a 23 day shorter review time for COVID-19 research compared to papers on other topics ( Table 1 ).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Consistent with previous evidence on COVID-19 [ 3 , 14 20 ] and earlier health emergencies [ 54 , 55 ], our analysis shows that scientists (and editors) have responded quickly to the pandemic by speeding up the publication process. On average, we observe a 23 day shorter review time for COVID-19 research compared to papers on other topics ( Table 1 ).…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 89%
“…Although we collected data in 2018 and early 2019, it is recognized that COVID-19 restrictions are likely to have influenced participant responses if the studies were to be repeated now as well as approaches to GE in a BRC setting. Recent literature has highlighted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequity in academic publishing, as women were less likely to publish during this period [ 37 ].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Adverse effects of stay-athome orders on the productivity of women, especially those with children at home, during the COVID-19 pandemic have been documented. (26,31) Therefore, it would be of interest to conduct a similar analysis on JBMR ® authorship trends for time periods during and after the global pandemic to understand how it may have affected manuscript submissions and outcomes.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%