Burns Kathryn, Martiniuk Alexandra, Islam Md Irteja, Opoku Dominic Agyemang, Luo Yuanhui, Malahlela Dorcas, Pickard Anita, Sniderman Elizabeth, Challinor Julia
Independent Qualitative Researcher, Budapest, Hungary.
Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2025 Feb;72(2):e31413. doi: 10.1002/pbc.31413. Epub 2024 Nov 7.
Research expands knowledge and improves outcomes. Research is needed in all settings, but most often occurs in high-income countries (HIC) compared to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Publication in scientific peer-reviewed journals and authorship position are important for academic/clinical advancement. We explored the current state of global authorship and data source distribution for publications in the Pediatric Blood and Cancer (PBC) journal.
LMIC-affiliated author inclusion and position in selected article categories of the PBC (2011-2021) were recorded. Articles with at least one LMIC-affiliated author (first-listed affiliation) and 5% of exclusively HIC-authored articles were verified. Descriptive statistical analysis was performed.
Of 4504 articles reviewed, 593 (13%) included at least one LMIC-affiliated author (517/593 [87%] as first author and 488/593 [82%]) as senior author. In a subset of articles with LMIC-sourced data, 148/675 (22%) included exclusively HIC authors. Within the LMIC-sourced data subset, 81/675 (12%) articles were mixed HIC/LMIC affiliation and 446/675 (66%) were exclusively LMIC-affiliated. The frequency of LMIC-affiliated authors as first or senior author within HIC/LMIC-affiliated collaborations was 31/81 (38%) and 9/81 (11%), respectively.
As more than 80% of children live in LMICs and the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer is increasingly engaged across LMICs, all researchers/clinicians must justly be given an opportunity to conduct, write, publish, and be recognized for their research. PBC is uniquely poised to promote equitable publishing practices and opportunities for professional recognition by drawing on emerging best practices for equitable authorship, including potentially restructuring authorship guidelines and requirements.
研究拓展知识并改善结果。所有环境都需要开展研究，但与低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）相比，研究大多发生在高收入国家（HIC）。在科学同行评审期刊上发表文章以及作者身份对于学术/临床发展很重要。我们探讨了《儿科血液与癌症》（PBC）期刊全球作者身份和数据来源分布的现状。
记录了PBC（2011 - 2021年）选定文章类别中与LMIC相关的作者纳入情况和职位。对至少有一位与LMIC相关作者（第一所属机构）的文章以及5%仅由HIC作者撰写的文章进行核实。进行描述性统计分析。
在审查的4504篇文章中，593篇（13%）至少有一位与LMIC相关的作者（517/593 [87%]为第一作者，488/593 [82%]为资深作者）。在有LMIC来源数据的文章子集中，148/675（22%）仅由HIC作者撰写。在有LMIC来源数据的子集中，81/675（12%）文章的作者所属机构为HIC/LMIC混合，446/675（66%）仅与LMIC相关。在HIC/LMIC合作中，与LMIC相关的作者作为第一作者或资深作者的频率分别为31/81（38%）和9/81（11%）。
由于超过80%的儿童生活在LMICs，且世界卫生组织全球儿童癌症倡议在LMICs中的参与度日益提高，所有研究人员/临床医生都应公平地获得开展、撰写、发表研究并因其研究获得认可的机会。PBC凭借借鉴公平作者身份的新兴最佳实践，包括可能重新构建作者指南和要求，在促进公平的出版实践和专业认可机会方面具有独特优势。
