Geographical Composition of the Editorial Boards of Leading Pharmacy Journals

Dotson, Bryan

doi:10.5688/ajpe768160

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“…[14,18,19] However, editorial bias is gaining more and more attention. [9,12,13,20–23] Underrepresentation of individuals from low- and middle-income countries on editorial boards has been identified in leading subspecialty journals of several fields. [9–13] However, this situation has not yet been evaluated in leading spine journals.…”

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“…Leading journals in certain fields usually describe themselves as international journals, which was also found to be true in the field of spine surgery. [8–13] Therefore, five high-impact subspecialty spine journals in Journal Citation Reports (JCR) for the year 2016 were included in this study, [5,14] which followed the procedure of previous similar publications. [9–13] These leading spine journals included The Spine Journal (TSJ), Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine (JNS), European Spine Journal (ESJ), Spine , and Clinical Spine Surgery (CSS).…”

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“…Following World Bank income criteria, each country was classified as high-income (>$12,236), upper-middle income ($3956 to $12,235), lower-middle income ($1006 to $3955), or low-income (≤$1005) using the Gross National Income per capita (Fig. 1) [8–13] (https://datahelpdesk.worldbank.org/knowledgebase/articles/906519). The proportion of different income categories were calculated based on these data.…”

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“…[8] Similar findings were identified in many leading subspecialty journals, including psychiatry, [9] anesthesia/critical care, [10] medical education, [11] pediatrics, [12] and pharmacy. [13]…”

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How international are the editorial boards of leading spine journals? A STROBE-compliant study

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Low- and middle-income countries contribute to only a small percentage of publications in multiple medical fields. Editorial bias was reported to be an important reason for this. However, whether this trend exists in leading spine journals remains unclear. This study determined the composition of the editorial boards of leading spine journals and analyzed the international representation of editorial boards. The editorial board members of four leading subspecialty spine journals, including The Spine Journal , Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine , European Spine Journal , and Spine were identified from the journals’ websites. The countries of editorial board members were identified and analyzed according to the continent and country income categories classified by the World Bank. A total of 608 editorial board members were identified from the four leading spine journals. The majority (91.4%) of editorial board members were from high-income countries, followed by upper-middle income countries (7.2%), and lower-middle income countries (1.3%). No editorial board members were from low-income countries. Regarding the continent of residence, 46.5% of the editorial board members were from North America, followed by Europe (38.5%), Asia (9.9%), South America (2.8%), Oceania (1.6%), and Africa (0.7%). The editorial board members came from 40 different countries, which were concentrated in North America, Western Europe, and East Asia. The largest number of editorial board members came from the United States (42.3%), followed by Germany (6.9%), the United Kingdom (6.7%), Switzerland (5.8%), and Italy (5.1%). A lack of international representation on editorial boards exists in leading spine journals. Editorial board members from high-income countries are substantially overrepresented, while editorial board members from low- and middle-income countries are severely underrepresented. The United States is the most represented country on the editorial boards of leading spine journals.

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“…The average PubMed indexed publications in our study were 15.71. Dotson study 22 has found that the editorial board members (EBMs) of many leading international pharmacy journals have a very small number (<2%) of the members from lower-and middle-income countries. In our study, we observed that the faculty has been an EBM of 3.08 journals on an average.…”

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Research Involvement of Pharmacy Faculties in India

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Chandrakar²,

Bhusare³

et al. 2018

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Objective: The contribution of Indian pharmacy research is unremarkable in the world. Hence, we aimed to determine the research involvement and research productivity of Indian pharmacy faculties. Methods: A questionnaire evaluating research involvement and research productivity of the faculties was developed, validated and sent to 7536 email addresses. The main question categories in the questionnaire were-demographics, journal related research activities, conference related research activities, opinions about research and others. Results: We received 295 responses with the response rate of 3.91%. The male: female ratio was 2.78. The important average values in the survey were-experience in teaching/research= 12.51 years, Time spent on research/related activities=131.56 min/day, Research based publications= 34.3, Patents received=0.90. Conclusion: Although our study generates huge 'quantitative' data, serious inputs are needed to improve the overall 'quality' of Indian pharmacy academic research. Further research is indeed required to strengthen the field.

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Association of International Editorial Staff With Published Articles From Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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Key Points Question Do medical journals whose editorial staff includes more editors affiliated with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) publish more original research conducted in LMICs? Findings In this cross-sectional study, the inclusion of editorial staff affiliated with LMICs was moderately associated with a higher proportion of published articles reporting research conducted in LMICs. Meaning This study suggests that inclusion of editorial staff affiliated with LMICs may be associated with the increased publication of work conducted in LMICs.

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Geographical Composition of the Editorial Boards of Leading Pharmacy Journals

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How international are the editorial boards of leading spine journals? A STROBE-compliant study

How international are the editorial boards of leading spine journals? A STROBE-compliant study

Research Involvement of Pharmacy Faculties in India

Association of International Editorial Staff With Published Articles From Low- and Middle-Income Countries

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