Gender Analysis of Journal of Perinatology Authorship During COVID-19
Journal of Perinatology(2022)
Abstract
Objective To examine authorship gender distributions before and during COVID-19 in the Journal of Perinatology. Study design We collected data from the Journal of Perinatology website. The author gender was determined using Genderize.io or a systematic internet search. Our primary outcome was the difference between the number of published articles authored by women during the pandemic period (March 2020-May 2021, period two), compared with the preceding 15-month period (period one). We analyzed the data using chi-square tests. Results Publications increased from period one to two by 8.9%. There were slightly more female than male first (62%) and overall (53%) authors, but fewer last authors (43%) for the combined time periods. Female authorship distribution was not different between periods. Conclusions Though publications increased overall, authorship gender distribution did not change significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic. Women authors remain underrepresented overall and specifically as last author, considering the majority of neonatologists are women.
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Health care,Health occupations,Medicine/Public Health,general,Pediatrics,Pediatric Surgery
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