Gender and Geographical Diversity in Authorship, Peer Reviewing, and Editorial Roles in the

Objective: Gender based disparities have been reported regarding principal investigator positions, authorship of medical published literature, reviewing roles, and representation in journal editorial boards. This study aimed to analyse gender and geographical differences in the authorship and editorial roles of the Methods: An observational retrospective study was performed of all consecutive submissions to EJVES VF between 2020 - 2023. Data were gathered on: first author's gender, first author's professional country, last author's gender, number of authors per submission, article type, and final editorial decision. Gender and professional country of external reviewers and editorial staff were also analysed, as well as performance indicators. The statistical analysis was descriptive and chi squared and Results: A total of 577 submitted papers were included. First authors were female (FFA) in 26.7% and 28.5% of submitted and accepted papers, and last authors (FLA) in 16.5% and 22%, respectively. The acceptance rate was 34.7% ( Conclusion: Female authorship is under represented in submitted and published papers in EJVES VF, with important geographical differences. The number and percentage of female reviewers is increasing; their performance is comparable with their male colleagues.