Gender and Byline Placement of Co-first Authors in Clinical and Basic Science Journals With High Impact Factors
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2018
Author(s)
Aakhus, Erin
Mitra, Nandita
Lautenbach, Ebbing
Joffe, Steven
Language
English
Geographical area
Abstract
The practice of acknowledging equal contributions of 2 or more co-first authors is increasingly common. However, first author position may carry the most prestige and be important for hiring and promotion. In this study, we investigated whose name is listed first when co-first authors are of different genders.
Journal
JAMA
ISSN
0098-7484
Volume
319
Issue
6
Pagination
610-611