Department of Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
Department of Radiology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen/Sittard/Geleen, the Netherlands.
Clin Imaging. 2021 Jul;75:30-33. doi: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2021.01.007. Epub 2021 Jan 20.
To investigate gender diversity in editorial boards among a wide range of radiology-related journals, the trend in time, and its association with the journal's impact factor (IF).
The Journal Citation Reports website was searched for radiology-related journals journals with IF>2.0. Gender of the editor-in-chief and all editorial board members as listed on each journal's official website were determined. Mann-Whitney U test and Spearman's rho test were used for statistical analyses. Current data were compared to historical data.
Fifty-seven radiology-related journals were included. The names of 4176 persons were extracted. A woman was in charge as the only editor-in-chief in 5 of 57 journals (8.8%). Median percentage of female editorial board members was 21.5% (range 3.2%-52.0%). Female editorial board members were in the majority in only two journals, with proportions of 51.4% and 52.0%. IFs between journals with female and male editors-in-chief were not significantly different (median 3.00, range 2.21-7.82 vs. median 3.31, range 2.02-10.98; P = 0.951). There was no significant association between percentage of female editorial board members and a journal's IF (Spearman's rho = -0.019, P = 0.889). The proportion of women has increased compared to historical data.
Women are underrepresented in a wide range of radiology-related journals. Comparison with historical data shows that the proportion of women on editorial boards has increased. Nevertheless, gender composition of the editorial board shows no association with IF. This suggests similar gender bias exists across a broad spectrum of high impact factor journals, with no added bias in journals with higher IF.
调查广泛的放射学相关期刊编辑委员会中的性别多样性，随时间的变化趋势，以及与期刊影响因子（IF）的关系。
在期刊引文报告网站上搜索 IF>2.0 的放射学相关期刊。确定每个期刊官方网站上列出的主编和所有编委会成员的性别。使用 Mann-Whitney U 检验和 Spearman's rho 检验进行统计分析。将当前数据与历史数据进行比较。
共纳入 57 种放射学相关期刊。提取了 4176 人的姓名。有 5 种期刊（8.8%）只有一名女性担任主编。女性编委会成员的中位数百分比为 21.5%（范围 3.2%-52.0%）。只有 2 种期刊的女性编委会成员占多数，比例分别为 51.4%和 52.0%。女性和男性主编的期刊 IF 之间没有显著差异（中位数 3.00，范围 2.21-7.82 与中位数 3.31，范围 2.02-10.98；P=0.951）。女性编委会成员的百分比与期刊 IF 之间没有显著相关性（Spearman's rho=-0.019，P=0.889）。与历史数据相比，女性的比例有所增加。
女性在广泛的放射学相关期刊中代表性不足。与历史数据的比较表明，编委会中女性的比例有所增加。然而，编委会的性别构成与 IF 无关。这表明在广泛的高影响因子期刊中存在类似的性别偏见，而在 IF 较高的期刊中则没有额外的偏见。
