Psychiatry research and gender diversity: authors, editors, and peer reviewers

González-Álvarez, Julio; Cervera-Crespo, Teresa

doi:10.1016/s2215-0366(19)30039-2

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“…Overall, this replication of the cycle of publication in high-ranking journals leading to a greater likelihood of attracting funding for more research on specific topics could result in a barrier towards comprehensive scientific advances, particularly in specific patient groups ( 4 ). In this context, it should also be critically reflected that women still make up only a small portion of the editorial boards of psychiatric journals, with women representing 30.4% of editorial boards ( 31 ) and 10.4% of editors-in-chief ( 32 ). The question of whether the proportion of women on editorial boards influences publications in terms of gender of authors, target population under study and subspecialty area remains to be answered.…”

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“…However, publication patterns might be influenced by a range of factors, such as editorial policy, number of submitted manuscripts on different topics and prevailing conceptual orientations ( 33 ). The fact that women are underrepresented in editorial boards ( 31 , 32 ) might also contribute to other disparities including grant funding, academic promotion and compensation, which, in turn, could prevent women from reaching their full career potential. When women leave academic medicine in the course of their careers, whether for personal reasons or due to career barriers, this can result in a loss of valuable knowledge.…”

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Female researchers in high-impact psychiatric journals: What do they focus on?

Trimmel

Amering²,

Suessenbacher-Kessler³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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The regular analysis of publication trends, including gender aspects, is an important contribution to the identification of gender-specific differences in academic psychiatry. The present study aimed to characterise publication topics in three high-impact psychiatric journals across three time points within 15 years (2004, 2014 and 2019). Publication patterns of female authors compared to their male colleagues were examined. All articles published in 2019 in the three high-impact psychiatry journals JAMA Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry and American Journal of Psychiatry were included and compared with data from the 2004 and 2014 assessments. Descriptive statistics were calculated and Chi-square tests were performed. In 2019, a total of 473 articles were published, 49.5% were original research articles, of which 50.4% were published by female first authors. The results of this study showed a stable trend in the publication of research on mood disorders as well as schizophrenia and psychotic disorders in high-ranking psychiatric journals. Although the percentage of female first authors in the three most common target populations under study (mood disorders, schizophrenia and general mental health) increased from 2004 to 2019, gender equality has not yet been achieved in these fields. However, in the two most frequent subject matters, basic biological research and psychosocial epidemiology, the percentage of female first authors was more than 50%. Consistent monitoring of publication trends and gender distribution by researchers and journals in psychiatric research should be continued to identify and counteract the possibility of the underrepresentation of women in certain fields.

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Female researchers in high-impact psychiatric journals: What do they focus on?

Trimmel

Amering²,

Suessenbacher-Kessler³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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“…The selection of education journals was based on “Clarivate Analytics” Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2021, within the category of “Education and Educational Research.” For this study, the top five journals from each quartile (Q1–Q4) of the category of ‘Education & Educational Research’ were chosen based on their impact factor ( González-Alvarez and Cervera-Crespo, 2019 ; González-Alvarez and Sos-Peña, 2020 ). The study acquired the editorial team memberships from the websites of the respective journals, and we extracted the names, geographical location based on place of work, editorial board roles and affiliations of editors.…”

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Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of education journals

Xue,

2024

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundPrevious studies have examined the gender and geographic diversity within editorial boards across various academic disciplines, excluding the field of education. Thus, the purpose of this study was to address this gap by investigating the extent of gender and geographic disparity within the editorial boards of education journals.MethodsThe selection of top five education journals from each quartile (Q1–Q4) was performed based on Clarivate Analytics’ Journal Citation Reports (JCR) 2021 within the category of “Education & Educational Research.” The information of editors was collected through online sources.ResultsOverall, female editors accounted for 17 out of the 29 editors-in-chief (58.62%), 36 out of the 64 deputy/associate editors (56.25%), 378 out of the 728 editorial/advisory board members (51.92%) and 15 out of the 28 other types of editors (53.57%). There was no significant association between the impact factor (IF) and the proportion of female editors (Pearson’s r = −0.095, p = 0.689). The United States had the highest number of editors (n = 459, 54.06%), followed by the United Kingdom (n = 98, 11.54%), Australia (n = 63, 7.42%), China (n = 29, 3.42%), Germany (n = 25, 2.94%), and Canada (n = 22, 2.59%). Notably, the majority of the included editors were from developed countries (n = 794, 93.52%), while editors from developing countries constituted a significantly smaller proportion (n = 55, 6.48%).ConclusionEditorial boards of education journals exhibit reasonable gender diversity than other disciplines, though still fall short when considering the proportion of women in the discipline. Besides, obvious geographical disparity was observed among editorial boards of education journals. There was a notable lack of representation of researchers associated with institutions from developing countries on the editorial boards of education journals. While maintaining sufficient gender diversity, it is imperative to enhance the geographical diversity in these journals, ensuring a more equitable number of positions to individuals from these underrepresented groups.

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“…[4] Because gender inequality exists in science, we also considered peer reviewer gender. [6] We used https://gender-api.com/, the largest online resource that determines gender based on first name. This was supplemented by ascertaining gender from internet searches for reviewer biographical and photographic information.…”

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“…Although in line with the general underrepresentation of females reported in the literature, this proportion was much closer to parity than in other fields. [6] Promoting gender equity is a key aspect of the international Sustainable Development Goals. [7] .…”

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International Journal of Epidemiology peer reviewers: global and gender distribution

Masukume

González-Álvarez

Grech

2020

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The science of epidemiology studies and analyses the patterns, distributions and determinants of health-related entities. Peer review is crucial to the biomedical journal ecosystem. Furthermore, gender inequality persists in science and improving gender representation is a key international goal. For these reasons, we evaluated the geographical location and gender distribution of the International Journal of Epidemiology peer reviewers for 2018. There were 695 peer reviewers hailing from 41 countries. 77% (533) of the reviewers were from 20% (8) of these countries, a classical 80:20 Pareto distrubution. 41% (282) of peer reviewers were female. Although in line with the general underrepresentation of females reported in the literature, this proportion was much closer to parity than in other fields. Our investigation of peer reviewer 'epidemiology' demonstrates geographical and gender inequalities that can be further improved since diversity promotes innovation and a greater possibility for solving complex problems.

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Psychiatry research and gender diversity: authors, editors, and peer reviewers

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Female researchers in high-impact psychiatric journals: What do they focus on?

Female researchers in high-impact psychiatric journals: What do they focus on?

Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of education journals

International Journal of Epidemiology peer reviewers: global and gender distribution

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