Gender distribution in publishing in five leading optometry journals
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Defense date2024-05
PublisherJohn Wiley & sons
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Abstract
Purpose: To explore gender distribution in authorship and citation parameters of articles published in five optometry journals included in the Ophthalmology category of Journal Citation Reports. Methods: The Scopus database was used to retrieve all citable articles published in 2011 and 2021 in Optometry and Vision Science, Ophthalmic & Physiological Optics, Clinical Experimental Optometry, Contact Lens and Anterior Eye and Eye & Contact Lens. Gender of first, last and single authors of all articles, and citation parameters of articles published in 2011 up to May 2023 were determined. Gender of the Editor-in-chief and of the members of the editorial board of these journals was investigated (May 2023). Results: Only one journal had a female Editor-in-chief and three journals had more males than females in their editorial board. In 2011 and 2021, 40.1% and 48.0% of articles had female first authors (¿21,948=5.770; p=0.02), and 32.7% and 39.6% had female last authors (¿21,948=4.605; p=0.03). Gender parity was observed in one journal for first author and none for last author in 2011, and in three journals for first author and one for last author in 2021. Regarding combinations of male (M) and female (F) first and last authorship positions, authors of articles in 2011 were MM (44.5%), FM (22.8%), FF (17.3%) and MF (15.4%), and MM (34.6%), FM (25.8%), FF (22.1%) and MF (17.5%) in 2021. Differences between 2011 and 2021 were statistically significant (¿23,948=9.795; p=0.02). The proportion of authorship combinations did not show statistically significant differences amongst journals, neither in 2011 nor in 2021. Neither citation nor self-citation were influenced by gender. Conclusions: Gender disparities persist in optometry journals, with females being underrepresented in senior and leadership positions. Increasing the awareness of gender disparities in authorship is a necessary step towards ensuring fairness in science in general, and optometry in particular.
CitationCardona, G.; Herrera, A. Gender distribution in publishing in five leading optometry journals. "Ophthalmic and physiological optics", Maig 2024, vol. 44, núm. 3, p. 634-640.
ISSN1475-1313
Publisher versionhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/opo.13283
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