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

Melhem, Gandolina; Rees, Chris A.; Sunguya, Bruno F.; Ali, Mohsin; Kurpad, Anura V; Duggan, Christopher

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.13269

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“…An analysis of 10 medical education editorial boards by Yip and colleagues found a striking lack of diversity with limited representation from lower‐middle and low income countries (LMIC) 56 . We believe that the makeup of editorial boards is potentially important, as research suggests that the inclusion of editorial staff from LMICs is associated with increased publications from those countries 57 …”

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The voices of medical education scholarship: Describing the published landscape

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Introduction:The voices of authors who publish medical education literature have a powerful impact on the field's discourses. Researchers have identified a lack of author diversity, which suggests potential epistemic injustice. This study investigates author characteristics to provide an evidence-based starting point for communal discussion with the intent to move medical education towards a future that holds space for, and values, diverse ways of knowing. Method:The authors conducted a bibliometric analysis of all articles published in 24 medical education journals published between 2000 and 2020 to identify author characteristics, with an emphasis on author gender and geographic location and their intersection. Article metadata was downloaded from Web of Science. Genderize.io was used to predict author gender. Results: The journals published 37 263 articles authored by 62 708 unique authors. Males were more prevalent across all authorship positions (n = 62 828; 55.7%) than females (n = 49 975; 44.3%). Authors listed affiliations in 146 countries of which 95 were classified as Global South. Few articles were written by multinational teams (n = 3765; 16.2%). Global South authors accounted for 12 007 (11.4%) author positions of which 3594 (3.8%) were female. Discussion: This study provides an evidence-based starting point to discuss the imbalance of author voices in medical education, especially when considering the intersection of gender and geographical location, which further suggests epistemic injustice in medical education. If the field values a diversity of perspectives, there is considerable opportunity for improvement by engaging the community in discussions about what knowledge matters in medical education, the role of journals in promoting diversity, how to best use this baseline data and how to continue studying epistemic injustice in medical education.

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“…56 We believe that the makeup of editorial boards is potentially important, as research suggests that the inclusion of editorial staff from LMICs is associated with increased publications from those countries. 57 4.3 | Question 3: How can this 'baseline data' be used to track the impact of initiatives to move towards epistemic justice?…”

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“…[13,14,16,17] It has been proved that greater representation of editorial boards is correlated with more publications of work from LAMIC in leading biomedical journals. [18] The board composition of a journal is an objective index to assess the international representation of editorial boards. [12][13][14][15]19] Serious under-representation of editorial board members from LAMIC were proved in general medical journals.…”

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How international are the editorial boards in the field of foot and ankle surgery?: A STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study

Jia

Liu

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Very low proportions of publications from low- and middle-income countries (LAMIC) have been proved in multiple fields. Some researchers from these countries believe that there is a biased attitude of editors against their studies. Under-representation of editorial board members from LAMIC were revealed in many research fields. However, it has not been investigated in the field of foot and ankle surgery. The current study aimed to analyze the composition of the editorial board members in leading foot and ankle journals, and to provide the international representation of editorial boards in the field of foot and ankle surgery. Five leading journals in the field of foot and ankle surgery were included. The editorial board members were collected from the official websites of these journals. The countries of board members were classified based on World Bank. The board compositions of the journals were analyzed. In total, 229 editorial board members were identified. These editors were from 29 countries. The United States (29.69%) had the greatest number of editors, followed by the United Kingdom (20.52%), Australia (8.30%), Italy (6.11%), and Germany (5.68%). When the editors were classified by regions, 49.34% of board members were from Europe & Central Asia, followed by North America (31.44%), East Asia & Pacific (14.41%), Latin America & Caribbean (2.62%), and Middle East & North Africa (2.18%). No editors were from South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. A total of 217 editors (94.76%) were from high-income countries, followed by upper-middle-income countries (3.06%), and lower-middle-income countries (2.18%). No members were from low-income countries. There is a lack of international representation on editorial boards of leading foot and ankle journals. Editorial board members in the field of foot and ankle surgery are largely composed by editors from high-income countries with sever under-representation of LAMIC.

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“…We routinely publish papers from more than 30 distinct countries each year. And, while four of those countries account for more than half of our submissions, the journal has made considerable effort to build a diverse team of advisors with those same four countries accounting for fewer than a quarter of our board members 7,8 . Through their advice, we strive to contribute to the development of health professional education scholarship in all regions that are invested in becoming world leaders in this field.…”

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

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

The voices of medical education scholarship: Describing the published landscape

The voices of medical education scholarship: Describing the published landscape

How international are the editorial boards in the field of foot and ankle surgery?: A STROBE-compliant cross-sectional study

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