Exposing the gender gap in peer reviewing
An analysis of 47 BMJ journals found that under one-third of peer reviewers were women.
Has COVID-19 increased the gender gap in academic publishing?
Learn how the pandemic has affected the publication output of male and female scientists, and the proposed reasons for observed disparities.
High-impact medical research is less likely to be cited if authored by women
Read about the likely reasons for gender disparities in research citations and the suggested ways to mitigate them.
Use of altmetrics could rebalance gender bias in academic performance evaluation
Study reveals that Altmetric Attention Score used to assess the online impact of an article is not influenced by author’s gender.
Is there gender bias in the peer review system?
The gender gap in publications is well documented, but does peer review contribute to this bias? A recent study investigated.
2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Improving gender parity in medical publishing: what’s going on and how you can get involved.
Peer review: a step on the road to assurance
In an article published in The New York Times, Professor Aaron E. Carroll critiques the peer review system and provides a number of suggestions for improvements.
International Women’s Day 2018: how will you Press for Progress?
Join other medical, science, and publications professionals worldwide to #PressforProgress on #IWD2018 and beyond.
Gender bias in publishing
Gender bias is inherent in scholarly systems. Men publish at higher rates and receive more peer review invitations than women, while male PhD-educated scientists are more likely than their female … Continue Reading Gender bias in publishing