Leung Kristel K, Jawaid Noor, Bollegala Natasha
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Gastrointest Endosc. 2021 Oct;94(4):713-723. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.05.019. Epub 2021 May 21.
Women are numerically under-represented in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology. This study aims to characterize the gender distribution of first and senior authors and editorial board members across high impact factor journals in gastroenterology and hepatology.
Publications from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 were reviewed from 29 journals. Gender of editorial board leadership, editorial board members, first, and senior authors was identified using publicly available data. Spearman correlation coefficients were calculated to assess for a relationship among editorial board, first author, and senior author gender and impact factor.
Of 29 journals (median impact factor 5.55) with 357 journal issues and 8036 articles, there were 3 of 39 female chief editors (7.7%), 601 of 3455 female editorial board members (17.4%), 2547 of 8036 female first authors (31.7%), and 1390 of 7335 female senior authors (19%). No statistically significant correlations existed between impact factor and chief editor gender with gender distribution of editorial boards, first authors, or senior authors. Positive correlations existed between male-dominated editorial boards and male first (+.52, P = .005) and senior authorship (+.56, P = .002), whereas negative correlations occurred between male-dominated editorial boards and female first (-.51, P = .006) and senior authorship (-.56, P = .002). Positive correlations also existed between publication of first and senior authors of the same gender (+.57, men [P = .001]; +.58, women [P = .001]).
Although gender distribution of female first authorship approaches current distributions in the field of gastroenterology and hepatology, editor-in-chief positions, editorial board membership, and senior authorship continue to be primarily men. Future endeavors to improve proportionate gender representation include improved journal leadership selection transparency, targeted diversity statements, and enhanced mentorship.
在胃肠病学和肝病学领域，女性在数量上所占比例较低。本研究旨在描述胃肠病学和肝病学领域高影响力期刊中第一作者、资深作者及编辑委员会成员的性别分布特征。
对2019年1月1日至2019年12月31日期间29种期刊上发表的文章进行回顾。利用公开数据确定编辑委员会领导、编辑委员会成员、第一作者和资深作者的性别。计算斯皮尔曼相关系数，以评估编辑委员会、第一作者和资深作者的性别与影响因子之间的关系。
在29种期刊（影响因子中位数为5.55）中，共有357期期刊和8036篇文章，39位主编中有3位女性（7.7%），3455位编辑委员会成员中有601位女性（17.4%），8036位第一作者中有2547位女性（31.7%），7335位资深作者中有1390位女性（19%）。影响因子与主编性别以及编辑委员会、第一作者或资深作者的性别分布之间不存在统计学上的显著相关性。男性主导的编辑委员会与男性第一作者（+.52，P = .005）和资深作者（+.56，P = .002）之间存在正相关，而男性主导的编辑委员会与女性第一作者（-.51，P = .006）和资深作者（-.56，P = .002）之间存在负相关。同一性别第一作者和资深作者的发表情况之间也存在正相关（男性为+.57，P = .001；女性为+.58，P = .001）。
虽然女性第一作者的性别分布接近胃肠病学和肝病学领域目前的分布情况，但主编职位、编辑委员会成员身份和资深作者身份仍然主要由男性担任。未来为提高性别比例代表性所做的努力包括提高期刊领导选拔的透明度、针对性的多样性声明以及加强指导。
