Ismail Samina, Khan Fiza, Hameed Malika
Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PAK.
Anaesthesiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, PAK.
Cureus. 2022 Jun 22;14(6):e26210. doi: 10.7759/cureus.26210. eCollection 2022 Jun.
To determine the proportion of female authors publishing in Pakistan and their representation in academic anesthesiology Design, place, and duration of study: This study was a cross-sectional retrospective analysis. We reviewed all volumes and issues of the Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan (JCPSP) published from 2007 to 2021. All original articles, clinical practice articles (CPAs), reviews, and editorials were included. The first and last authors publishing in JCPSP were the study subjects.
Gender of the first and last authors was determined by (a) a general review of the author's first, middle, and last names, (b) an internet search of the author's name, and a review of photographs on their social media, or (c) an online search of the author's first name for typical gender assignment. The research field of the first author was noted to determine the contribution of different medical specialties. Article type and the number of citations were noted to determine the relationship with the gender of the author.
Around 1549 papers were published by Pakistani authors, of which, 82.6% were original articles, 9.8% were editorials, 5.5% were CPAs, and 2.1% were reviews. Around 56.2% of the first authors and 70.9% of the last authors were males. Most article types had a majority of male first and last authors (<0.001). The median (interquartile range) citation rate was two (0-19), with no difference in citations between gender. Male-male author pairing remained the most common (45.6%). The majority of the papers published belonged to the field of medicine (27.2%) and surgery (21%), with only 3.1% contributed by anesthesiology (females: 41.3%; males: 58.6%).
Female representation in academia in Pakistan is at par with developed countries. The academic contribution from anesthesiology remains low, which corresponds to a lower percentage of the anesthesia workforce in the country. There is a need for a national indexed journal of anesthesia to evaluate the true representation of female authors in the country.
确定在巴基斯坦发表论文的女性作者比例及其在学术麻醉学领域的代表性。研究设计、地点和时长：本研究为横断面回顾性分析。我们查阅了《巴基斯坦医师与外科医师学院学报》（JCPSP）2007年至2021年出版的所有卷期。纳入所有原创文章、临床实践文章（CPA）、综述和社论。在JCPSP上发表文章的第一作者和最后作者为研究对象。
通过以下方式确定第一作者和最后作者的性别：（a）对作者的名字、中间名和姓氏进行常规审查；（b）在互联网上搜索作者的名字，并查看其社交媒体上的照片；或（c）在网上搜索作者的名字以进行典型的性别分配。记录第一作者的研究领域，以确定不同医学专业的贡献。记录文章类型和引用次数，以确定与作者性别的关系。
巴基斯坦作者发表了约1549篇论文，其中82.6%为原创文章，9.8%为社论，5.5%为CPA，2.1%为综述。约56.2%的第一作者和70.9%的最后作者为男性。大多数文章类型的第一作者和最后作者大多为男性（<0.001）。引用率的中位数（四分位间距）为两次（0 - 19），性别之间的引用率无差异。男性与男性作者配对仍然最为常见（45.6%）。发表的大多数论文属于医学领域（27.2%）和外科领域（21%），麻醉学领域的贡献仅为3.1%（女性：41.3%；男性：58.6%）。
巴基斯坦学术界女性的代表性与发达国家相当。麻醉学的学术贡献仍然较低，这与该国麻醉专业人员的比例较低相对应。需要一本全国性的麻醉学索引期刊来评估该国女性作者的真实代表性。
