ArticleAnnals of family medicine2020
Has Female Authorship in Family Medicine Research Evolved Over Time?
Article in Annals of family medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Gender parity in high impact neurology journals.eNeurologicalSci · 2023Article
- Gender Equality Trends of First Authors in Publications of Artificial Intelligence and Thyroid.Cureus · 2023Review
- Gender Parity in Geriatrics Editorial Boards.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Impact of a Structured Roadmap, Individual Accountability and Support, and Outcome Measurement on the Culture of Scholarship in a Residency Program.Journal of medical education and curricular developmentArticle
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Abstract
purposeStudies conducted in medical fields other than family medicine show that gender differences in publication rates are pronounced in many, but not all, fields of medicine. Our objective was to assess possible gender differences in publication rates in family medicine journals.
methodsUsing MEDLINE, we collected information on all journal articles published in 3 family medicine journals in the United States (
resultsFor the 3 journals combined during the period 2008 to 2017, 46.1% (1,209/2,623) of first authors were female, and 38.6% (857/2,223) of last authors were female. For all journals combined, there was a statistically significant increase in first authorship (43.2% in 2008 vs 52.1% in 2017;
conclusionsRepresentation of female authors in family medicine journals is increasing, yet last authorship remains low, and there is variation between journals in terms of gender equity. Future studies can evaluate the reason for these differences and offer solutions to publications as they try to increase their female authorship.
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