Women as first authors in key pharmacy journals: Analysis by publication type
Publication type
journal article
Publication date
2021
Author(s)
Nguyen, E.
Robinson, R.
Hoover, R.M.
Language
English
Discipline(s)
Geographical area
Abstract
Background: Numerous national and international studies have explored the issue of gender disparity in health science–publication rates. However, few have examined publication type (e.g., reviews and original research) and authorship order, which are 2 key factors in contribution recognition and the work's visibility and application. Objective: The objective of this work was to determine the changes in the distribution of women as first authors by publication type over time in pharmacy practice journals. Methods: This was a bibliometric data analysis of pharmacy practice publications from January 2007 through December 2017. We used data from the U.S. Social Security Administration, and the multilingual Genderize application program interface (Genderize.io) to identify the authors’ potential gender. To determine the publication type, we used the Web of Science article list (Clarivate Analytics, Philadelphia, PA). The Cochran-Armitage trend test was used to determine the differences over time. Results: Articles published from January 2007 through December 2017 in 8 pharmacy practice journals were reviewed (N = 14,658 articles): research articles (63.8%), reviews (17.0%), editorial material (11.1%), and letters (8.1%). There was a statistically significant increase in the number of first-authored articles and reviews by women (45.1% to 55.4% and 39.2% to 56.1%, respectively). There was not a significant increase in the proportion of women as first authors in editorials or letters over the study period. Conclusion: Despite increases in research and reviews with women as first authors, there is still a need for increased representation of women in opinion-based publications such as editorials. © 2021 American Pharmacists Association®
Journal
Journal of the American Pharmacists Association
ISSN
1544-3450
Volume
61
Issue
1
Pagination
e26-e29