Representation of women in editorial boards of infectious disease and microbiology journals—cross-sectional study

Ayada, Gida; Huttner, Angela; Avni-Nachman, Shiri; Karny-Epstein, Nitzan; Matsri, Sher; Buchrits, Shira; Atamna, Alaa; Yahav, Dafna; Tau, Noam

doi:10.1016/j.cmi.2022.02.021

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“…For ID and academic medicine in general, unequal gender representation in editorial positions has been demonstrated before. 3,14,23 Our results complement this finding.…”

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confidence: 90%

“…Likewise, increasing the number of woman EiCs may serve as a valuable tool to increase the overall proportion of woman editors. 14 Based on our analyses, gender balance among editors and EiC positions may be a promising policy tool to help counteract disparity in academic publishing especially regarding last authorship publications.…”

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confidence: 93%

“…Women continue to be underrepresented among editorial positions of medical journals and especially in ID journals, despite a continuous increase during the past decades. 7,14 Furthermore, women are underrepresented during the peer-review process as they are less likely to be invited to review articles. 15 Scientific gatekeeping by men in their strategic decision-making roles as editors and reviewers may contribute to the finding that women are less likely to publish in high-impact journals.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…For ID and academic medicine in general, unequal gender representation in editorial positions has been demonstrated before. 3,14,23 Our results complement this finding.…”

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confidence: 90%

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“…This pattern is further evidenced by the composition of journal editorial boards. Over the years, several published studies have highlighted the under-representation of women on editorial boards of major academic journals [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. For example, a 2011 analysis of the editorial boards of 60 top-ranked medical journals found that 17.5% of the 4,112 editorial board members and only 10 of the 63 editors-in-chief were women [14].…”

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“…This representation gap is even more glaring for certain specialties: a similar analysis of 42 American surgical journals in 2019 revealed only two editors-in-chief and less than 15% of the editorial boards were women [17]. While this pattern has been seen across various disciplines such as mathematics [20], cardiology [16], global health [11], infectious diseases and microbiology [15], and environmental biology [21], it is important to also note that few studies include individuals identifying outside the gender binary, such as gender non-confirming or transgender � individuals.…”

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Challenging the “old boys club” in academia: Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of journals publishing in environmental sciences and public health

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Daalen

Barrios-Ruiz

et al. 2022

PLOS Glob Public Health

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In light of global environmental crises and the need for sustainable development, the fields of public health and environmental sciences have become increasingly interrelated. Both fields require interdisciplinary thinking and global solutions, which is largely directed by scientific progress documented in peer-reviewed journals. Journal editors play a critical role in coordinating and shaping what is accepted as scientific knowledge. Previous research has demonstrated a lack of diversity in the gender and geographic representation of editors across scientific disciplines. This study aimed to explore the diversity of journal editorial boards publishing in environmental science and public health. The Clarivate Journal Citation Reports database was used to identify journals classified as Public, Environmental, and Occupational (PEO) Health, Environmental Studies, or Environmental Sciences. Current EB members were identified from each journal’s publicly available website between 1 March and 31 May 2021. Individuals’ names, editorial board roles, institutional affiliations, geographic locations (city, country), and inferred gender were collected. Binomial 95% confidence intervals were calculated for the proportions of interest. Pearson correlations with false discovery rate adjustment were used to assess the correlation between journal-based indicators and editorial board characteristics. Linear regression and logistic regression models were fitted to further assess the relationship between gender presence, low- and middle-income country (LMIC) presence and several journal and editor-based indicators. After identifying 628 unique journals and excluding discontinued or unavailable journals, 615 journal editorial boards were included. In-depth analysis was conducted on 591 journals with complete gender and geographic data for their 27,772 editors. Overall, the majority of editors were men (65.9%), followed by women (32.9%) and non-binary/other gender minorities (0.05%). 75.5% journal editorial boards (n = 446) were composed of a majority of men (>55% men), whilst only 13.2% (n = 78) demonstrated gender parity (between 45–55% women/gender minorities). Journals categorized as PEO Health had the most gender diversity. Furthermore, 84% of editors (n = 23,280) were based in high-income countries and only 2.5% of journals (n = 15) demonstrated economic parity in their editorial boards (between 45–55% editors from LMICs). Geographically, the majority of editors’ institutions were based in the United Nations (UN) Western Europe and Other region (76.9%), with 35.2% of editors (n = 9,761) coming solely from the United States and 8.6% (n = 2,373) solely from the United Kingdom. None of the editors-in-chief and only 27 editors in total were women based in low-income countries. Through the examination of journal editorial boards, this study exposes the glaring lack of diversity in editorial boards in environmental science and public health, explores the power dynamics affecting the creation and dissemination of knowledge, and proposes concrete actions to remedy these structural inequities in order to inform more equitable, just and impactful knowledge creation.

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Gender representation in rheumatology journals: an assessment of editors, editorial boards, and authors

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Rheumatol Int

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Representation of women in editorial boards of infectious disease and microbiology journals—cross-sectional study

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Association between women's authorship and women's editorship in infectious diseases journals: a cross-sectional study

Association between women's authorship and women's editorship in infectious diseases journals: a cross-sectional study

Challenging the “old boys club” in academia: Gender and geographic representation in editorial boards of journals publishing in environmental sciences and public health

Gender representation in rheumatology journals: an assessment of editors, editorial boards, and authors

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