Comparison of Editor, Reviewer, and Author Demographics in The Journal of Hand Surgery

Abstract

The Journal of Hand Surgery (JHS). We aimed to test the null hypothesis that there would be no difference among these 3 groups with respect to gender, geographic location, academic productivity, and financial relationships with industry. Methods: Editors, reviewers, and physician authors were identified for 2018 JHS. Gender and geographic location were recorded for each person. We used the Scopus database to determine the Hirsch index (hindex) as well as the number of publications and citations for members of each group. Industry payment information was obtained using the Open Payments Web site. Results: The editor group contained 20% women compared with the author group (17% women

Choosing Reviewers: Predictors of Undergraduate Manuscript Evaluations

“…Other scholars examined author demographics, such as gender and race (Erosheva 2020;Grandizio et al 2020;Hero 2015;Lee et al 2013). This research found a lack of minority authors and an uneven distribution of the regional location of editors and reviewers (Erosheva 2020;Grandizio et al 2020); however, it focused on manuscripts that were not anonymized. Therefore, the current biases are correlated to the effect of author-editor relationships rather than inherent biases from peer-review demographics or qualities.…”

“…Prior literature critiques the current peer-review process in political science research (Jefferson et al 2002;Lee et al 2013), discussing biases from institutional ties and suggesting the solution of a double-blind peer-review process. Other scholars examined author demographics, such as gender and race (Erosheva 2020;Grandizio et al 2020;Hero 2015;Lee et al 2013). This research found a lack of minority authors and an uneven distribution of the regional location of editors and reviewers (Erosheva 2020;Grandizio et al 2020); however, it focused on manuscripts that were not anonymized.…”