Reviewer acknowledgment lists as data: Low-hanging fruit for analysis

Many journals publish the names of reviewers in annual acknowledgement lists. For prestigious outlets, being named on such lists can constitute legitimation of expertise. Although designed to motivate service, this practice can be leveraged to address an important problem in the study of peer review-reliance on tightly held proprietary data. While certainly not without limitations, analysis of reviewer acknowledgement lists can help answer broad questions in the sociology of science concerning intra- and inter-disciplinary stratification. Results from a pilot study of publications in criminology and sociology are discussed.

Evaluation of a statewide pharmacy student writing club program: Opportunities to enhance professional writing skills

INTRODUCTION

Skills gained by writing a scholarly manuscript coincide with graduation expectations prior to matriculation into practice. A partnership between The Journal of the Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin and four affiliated pharmacy schools developed student writing clubs (SWC) to fill this need. The objectives of this project were to explore the structure of SWCs and evaluate the experiences of participants.

METHODS

Two investigator-designed, voluntary, anonymous surveys were distributed to each school. A survey for pharmacy students assessed motivations for participating within a SWC, impact on skills, and suggestions for improvement. The second survey to the SWC faculty advisors explored programmatic structure.

RESULTS

Of forty student respondents, most SWC participants felt comfortable with each step of the writing process. Participants were motivated by manuscript publication opportunity (88%), improvement of writing skills (80%), and the addition to their curriculum vitae (60%). Students suggested process improvements including better communication on deadlines, more connections to writing resources, and developing writing workshops for guidance on professional writing. Barriers to participation included unclear expectations (60%) and not feeling prepared or skilled enough (53%). Most importantly, both students and faculty perceived the SWC at each program as a skill-building extracurricular activity that brings value to student pharmacist development.

CONCLUSIONS

Manuscript preparation and publication within a structured environment, such as a SWC, is a valuable skill-building opportunity. Creation of a centralized writing workshop will provide guidance for participants throughout the manuscript process.

Factors associated with scientific production of professors working at a private university in Peru: An analytical cross-sectional study

Objective: To estimate the association between the academic, personal, and work characteristics and scientific production of professors at a private university of Lima, Peru, in 2021. Methods: We undertook an observational, analytical, and cross-sectional study. The sample included 322 professors through simple random sampling. Two questionnaires were administered. The first gathered personal, academic, and work characteristics; while the second evaluated scientific production. The chi-squared test was used, with a significance level of p<0,05, to evaluate the association between the different characteristics and scientific production. A multiple logistic regression was analyzed through the Stepwise method to evaluate the relationship between the variables of exposure and scientific production. We calculated prevalence ratios (PRs) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). Results: We analyzed 322 professors, 59,6% were male. Scientific production was associated with being registered in Renacyt (PR = 5,52; 95% CI: 2,14 to 4,23; p = <0.001), having a doctoral degree (PR = 2,45; 95% CI: 1,60 to 3,85; p = <0.001), having been a thesis advisor (PR = 3,83; 95% CI: 1,45 to 5,66; p = <0.001), having facilities to conduct research at the workplace (PR = 1,58; 95% CI: 1,12 to 2,47; p = 0.006), and having received training by the university (PR = 1,99; 95% CI: 1,55 to 2,56; p =0.001). Conclusions: Scientific production was associated with being registered in Renacyt, having a doctoral degree, having been a thesis advisor, having facilities to conduct research at the workplace, and having being trained in research by the university. Hence, evaluation systems and the monitoring of university quality standards should be strengthened. In addition, it is necessary to undertake wider scope studies in order to enhance the strategies that promote professors' research.

Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Biomedical Publications and Their Citation Frequency

BACKGROUND

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in enormous related publications. However, the citation frequency of these documents and their influence on the journal impact factor (JIF) are not well examined. We aimed to evaluate the impact of COVID-19 on biomedical research publications and their citation frequency.

METHODS

We searched publications on biomedical research in the Web of Science using the search terms "COVID-19," "SARS-Cov-2," "2019 corona*," "corona virus disease 2019," "coronavirus disease 2019," "novel coronavirus infection" and "2019-ncov." The top 200 journals were defined as those with a higher number of COVID-19 publications than other journals in 2020. The COVID-19 impact ratio was calculated as the ratio of the average number of citations per item in 2021 to the JIF for 2020.

RESULTS

The average number of citations for the top 200 journals in 2021, per item published in 2020, was 25.7 (range, 0-270). The average COVID-19 impact ratio was 3.84 (range, 0.26-16.58) for 197 journals that recorded the JIF for 2020. The average JIF ratio for the top 197 journals including the JIFs for 2020 and 2021 was 1.77 (range, 0.68-8.89). The COVID-19 impact ratio significantly correlated with the JIF ratio (r = 0.403, P = 0.010). Twenty-five Korean journals with a COVID-19 impact ratio > 1.5 demonstrated a higher JIF ratio (1.31 ± 0.39 vs. 1.01 ± 0.18, P < 0.001) than 33 Korean journals with a lower COVID-19 impact ratio.

CONCLUSION

COVID-19 pandemic infection has significantly impacted the trends in biomedical research and the citation of related publications.

Fate of Manuscripts Rejected by a Specialty Psychiatry Journal: A Retrospective Cohort Study

BACKGROUND

Little is known about the publication outcomes of submissions rejected by specialty psychiatry journals. We aimed to investigate the publication fate of original research manuscripts previously rejected by the Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine (IJPM).

METHODS

A random sampling of manuscripts was drawn from all submissions rejected between January 1, 2018, and December 31, 2019. Using the titles of these papers and the author names, a systematic search of electronic databases was carried out to examine if these manuscripts have been published elsewhere or not. We extracted data on a range of scientific and nonscientific parameters from the journal's manuscript management portal for every rejected manuscript. Multivariable analysis was used to detect factors associated with eventual publication.

RESULTS

Out of 302 manuscripts analyzed, 139 (46.0%) were published elsewhere; of these, only 18 articles (13.0%) were published in a journal with higher standing than IJPM. Manuscripts of foreign origin (odds ratio [OR] 1.77, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.06-2.97) and rejection following peer review or editorial re-review (OR 2.41, 95% CI = 1.22-4.74) were significantly associated with publication.

CONCLUSION

Nearly half of the papers rejected by IJPM were eventually published in other journals, though such papers are more often published in journals with lower standing. Manuscripts rejected following peer review were more likely to reach full publication status compared to those which were desk rejected.

Characteristics and publication discrepancies of foot & ankle surgery-related clinical trials

BACKGROUND

Trial registration can provide more reliable study designs, however, the final publications are not exempt from bias. This study aimed to show the characteristics of foot & ankle surgery-related clinical trials registered in ClinicalTrials.gov (CTG) and analyze possible risk factors that can lead to discrepancies between the original trial registry and published results.

METHODS

Foot & ankle surgery-related randomized controlled studies registered in CTG with an anticipated completion date until 2018 were extracted. 157 trials were found eligible for final analysis and corresponding publications were investigated through literature databases. Discrepancies between trial registries and published results were analyzed.

RESULTS

67.5% of trials were registered whether during the trial period or after completion. 46.5% were funded by industry. 54.8% of trials were reported to be completed. The results of 66 (42%) trials were published in a journal. There was a sample size discrepancy in 57.6%, follow-up time discrepancy in 28.8%, primary outcome discrepancy in 45.5%, and inclusion/exclusion criteria discrepancy in 89.4% of registries. Sample size, inclusion/exclusion criteria discrepancies were significantly more in trials funded by industry (p = 0.024, 0.001, 0.037, respectively). Industry-funded studies reported positive results more frequently (p = 0.011).

CONCLUSION

Only 42% of all registered foot & ankle surgery-related studies had the chance to be published. The majority of studies presented discrepancies in sample size, outcome assessment method, follow-up time, or inclusion/exclusion criteria. Industry-funded studies showed a higher rate of discrepancies and were more inclined towards reporting positive results indicating a risk of bias in assessments.

LEVEL OF CLINICAL EVIDENCE

Level 3.

Publication dynamics: what can be done to eliminate barriers to publishing full manuscripts by the postgraduate trainees of a low-middle income country?

OBJECTIVES

This study aimed to determine the publication rate of free paper abstracts presented by the postgraduate (PG) trainees and determine the reasons for non-publication. A mixed methods study was conducted. PG trainees presenting free papers at the at the Pakistan Society of Chemical Pathologist conferences from 2012 to 2018 were included. Three databases were searched to identify if the abstracts were published or not. The PG trainee authors of abstracts not published as full manuscript, were surveyed to determine the barriers and challenges in publishing a manuscript.

RESULTS

The average rate of full manuscript publication was 51.8% (n = 93/177) for the abstracts presented by the PG trainees. Publication rate was higher for oral (n = 73/119, 61.3%) compared to poster presentation (n = 20/58, 34.5%). Most of the manuscripts were published after two years of abstract presentation. The survey showed that the main challenges to publishing an abstract were lack of time, limited scientific writing or submission skills, lack of funding for publication fee, and negative or statistically non-significant results. This reflects a need to arrange workshops/symposia for the PG trainees of low-middle income country (LMIC) to enhance their writing and time management skills and improve the full manuscript publication rate from LMICs.

International rankings of Diabetes and Metabolic diseases related journals in comparison to other medical journals from India

BACKGROUND AND AIMS

Scientific publications from India and Asiatic countries are on rising in the last decade. We have attempted to analyze the growth (over the last 3 years) of various important journals being published from India in various medical fields, especially in the specialty of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism.

METHODS

We used the database of SCOPUS, SCIMAGO, and Academic Accelerator to derive the required statistical information from various Indian journals, till 9^th June 2022.

RESULTS

There are only a very few medical journals from India in Quartile 1(first 25% of all journals), namely Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews (DMSCRR), Hepatology International, and the Indian Journal of Medical Research (IJMR). DMSCRR stands at #1 in Diabetes and Metabolic disease-related journals among all the medical journals from India. All metrics of DMSCRR have majorly increased over the last three years; its CiteScore has almost quadrupled, the h-index is doubled, and the number of citations received has quadrupled. The DMSCRR is now ranked globally at #23/227 (90^th percentile) amongst all Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolic journals. In the recently announced metrics by SCOPUS in June 2022, the DMSCRR has ranked as the #1 journal in Asiatic countries.

CONCLUSION

Some Indian journals have increased their rankings in 2021 and among them, the Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews has now become the highest-ranked medical journal in India, not only in the field of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism but also in all the medical specialties.

Availability of results of academic randomized trials involving cooperative groups in oncology in France: A systematic search of clinical trial registries

BACKGROUND

Cooperative groups' involvement is increasing in academic oncological research. We aimed to assess the impact of sponsoring by cooperative groups in France on the availability of results of academic randomized trials in oncology.

METHODS

We performed a systematic search using ClinicalTrials.gov and the European Clinical Trials Register. We searched for all academic randomized trials in oncology conducted in France between January 1, 2005 and January 1, 2015. The inclusion criteria were: completed or terminated, phase 2 or 3 randomized trials with an academic (non-industry) sponsor. The main outcome was the publication of the results of trial (either as a journal article or as posting results in a registry) across each type of sponsor.

RESULTS

We included 211 randomized trials, mainly phase 3 (n = 135, 64%) and evaluating pharmacological treatments (n = 149, 71%). French cooperative groups were involved in 69 trials (33%), as part of a collaboration in one third (n = 23) of instances. Seventy-one (34%) trials were run by oncologic hospitals, 50 (23%) by university hospitals, and 21 (10%) by European organizations. Seventy-seven randomized trials (36%) had available results (published n = 73, posted n = 6). Cooperative groups were involved in half of those that have been published (37/73). The cumulative probability of results availability was 57% for cooperative groups, 41% for European organizations, 32% for oncologic hospitals, and 17% for university hospital at 10 years from the beginning of trials (p = 0.0006). In the case of collaboration with cooperative groups, the cumulative probability of results availability achieved 59% for university hospitals and 74% for oncologic hospitals.

CONCLUSION

The availability of results of randomized trials in oncology remains limited and almost exclusively through publications, but is higher when cooperative groups are involved.

POLICY SUMMARY

Sponsoring by a cooperative group should become the rule in academic trials to increase availability of trial results.

Reflections: Lessons Learned from the Recent AACE-Sponsored Scientific Writing Workshop

Scientific writing is an important skill for cancer researchers. The training and mentoring of researchers in their early careers can positively impact both their short- and long-term goals in sharing science and consequently improving cancer care for their societies. In this reflection, we outline top ten lessons that we learned from the scientific writing workshop held in September and November 2021 by the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE). We hope that this reflection might inform early-career cancer researchers about the importance of writing in science and strengthen the skills they need to develop in order to get their research published.

Analysis of Retracted Publications in The Biomedical Literature from Turkey

BACKGROUND

Retraction is a process for correcting the literature and provides a barrier to the dissemination of publications that include major faults or false-misleading data. The aim of this study was to examine the characteristics of retracted articles in the biomedical field sourced from Turkey.

METHODS

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, all retracted publications from Turkey on PubMed were listed without date restriction. Data covering the article title, authors, publication date, retraction date, time between publication and retraction dates (in months), journal, article type, country of the corresponding author, peer review timeline (in days), reason for retraction, and subject area of the retracted item were recorded. Citation data were obtained using the Scopus database. The altmetric attention scores of the articles were recorded.

RESULTS

A total of 102 articles were listed and after the implementation of exclusion criteria, 86 articles were included for analysis. The first retracted article was published in 2000 (n = 1), while the most retracted articles were published in 2020 (n = 11). The median time lag between publication and retraction was 10.33 (0.73-144.06) months. The main factors causing retraction were plagiarism (n = 23), duplication (n = 22) and error (n = 17). The total number of citations was 695. A total of 224 citations were in the pre-retraction period and 471 citations were in the post-retraction period.

CONCLUSION

The retracted article counts showed a rising trend over the years. The leading causes of retraction for articles from Turkey were plagiarism, duplication, and error. It was found that the articles continued to be cited after the retraction. Researchers in Turkey should be educated on retraction, particularly plagiarism and duplication. Strategies should be developed to prevent articles from being cited after retraction.

Twenty-year span of global acute pancreatitis trends: A bibliometric analysis

OBJECTIVE

This study aims to investigate the global research routine and trends of acute pancreatitis over the last twenty years based on the production, hotspots, and frontiers of published articles as well as to provide the global health system with a bibliometric reference.

METHODS

The Web of Science core collection database was retrieved for acute pancreatitis original articles and review articles published from January 1, 1999 to May 17, 2020. Duplicates and discrete papers were excluded. Articles were evaluated for several characteristics including number of citations, publication time, country of origin, institution, journal and authorship.

RESULTS

A total of 7001 articles originated from 94 countries and were published in 1263 journals. The China contributed most articles (1752) followed by USA (1214). The research was major published in specialized journals including the Pancreas (511) and pancreatology (351). Universities were the main institutions of science progress. High-impact articles focused on the fields of clinical medicine. A steady growth was observed in the last 20 years from 1999 to 2020.

CONCLUSION

This comprehensive bibliometric study indicates that severe acute pancreatitis and necrotizing pancreatitis are significant topic in the acute pancreatitis research. The structured information may be helpful in understanding research trends, and locating research hot spots and gaps in this domain.

Analysis of the evolution of the publication of case reports in endocrinology journals

INTRODUCTION

A case report is a scientific article describing one or more patients with unusual clinical presentations. In recent years, the number of case reports in publications has decreased. In this study, we analyze the publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology during the years 2010, 2015 and 2019.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

The Pubmed web was browsed for clinical journals of Endocrinology, those published in English and/or Spanish being selected, and the relevant variables analyzed.

RESULTS

Of 84 analyzed journals, 51 accepted cases for publication, 29 did not, and 4 did so only in exceptional cases. In 2010, 11,754 articles were published, of which 709 were clinical cases (6.9% of the total); in 2015, a total of 14,594 articles of which 655 were clinical cases (5.8% of the total); and in 2019 a total of 14,110 articles, of which 472 were clinical cases (4.6% of the total). In journals demanding payment for the publishing of clinical cases, case reports represented 9% of all articles, and in free journals, 3% (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION

There has been a decline in publication of case reports in journals of Endocrinology in recent years, both in absolute and relative terms. Even though the cases described by these reports are, by definition, exceptional, the decline of their publication implies a significant loss of scientific information and clinical knowledge regarding certain pathologies.

A Systematic Review of the Reporting Quality of Observational Studies That Use Mediation Analyses

Mediation analysis is a common statistical method used to investigate mechanisms of health exposure and interventions. The reporting quality of mediation studies used in randomised controlled trials has been considered heterogeneous and incomplete. The reporting quality of mediation analysis in observational studies is unknown. We conducted a systematic review to describe the reporting standards of recently published observational studies that used mediation analysis to understand the mechanism of health exposures. We searched for studies published between June 2017 and June 2019 indexed in EMBASE, MEDLINE and PsycINFO. Two reviewers screened articles and selected a random sample of 50 eligible studies for inclusion. We included studies across 13 healthcare fields and ten different health conditions. Most studies (74%) collected data on healthy individuals to assess their risk of developing a health disorder. Psychosocial and behavioural factors (self-control, self-esteem, alcohol consumption, pain) were the most prevalent exposures (n = 30, 60%), outcomes (n = 23, 46%) and mediators (n = 29, 58%). Most studies used a cross-sectional design (64%, n = 32), and a few studies reported sample size calculations (4%, n = 8). In 20% (n = 10) of the studies, adjustment for confounders was reported. Only 10% (n = 5) of studies reported the assumptions underlying the mediation analysis, and 14% (n = 7) of studies conducted some sensitivity analysis to assess the degree which unmeasured confounders would affect the estimate of the mediation effect. Mediation analysis is a common method used to investigate mechanisms in prevention research. The reporting of mediation analysis in observational studies is incomplete and may impact reproducibility, evidence synthesis and implementation.

All types of Research and Publication (including in Diabetes) have shown a healthy rising trend from India in the last decade

India has moved up its publications ranking globally to fourth, and to second amongst Asiatic countries in 2020, in all subject areas. In Diabetes journals the Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews is the fastest growing journal with the highest Cite Scoree, currently.

Good Reporting Practice for Thermophysical and Thermochemical Property Measurements (IUPAC Technical Report). PURE APPL CHEM 2021;93. [PMID: 34924633 DOI: 10.1515/pac-2020-0403]

Scientific projects frequently involve measurements of thermophysical, thermochemical, and other related properties of chemical compounds and materials. These measured property data have significant potential value for the scientific community, but incomplete and inaccurate reporting often hampers their utilization. The present IUPAC Technical Report summarizes the needs of chemical engineers and researchers as consumers of these data and shows how publishing practices can improve information transfer. In the Report, general principles of Good Reporting Practice are developed together with examples illustrating typical cases of reporting issues. Adoption of these principles will improve the quality, reproducibility, and usefulness of experimental data, bring a better level of consistency to results, and increase the efficiency and impact of research. Closely related to Good Reporting Practice, basic elements of Good Research Practice are also introduced with a goal to reduce the number of ambiguities and unresolved problems within the thermophysical property data domain.

[Availability of open data related to COVID-19 in the web portals of the Spanish regions and the Ministry of Health.]

OBJECTIVE

Having certain open data means that this data is accessible and available to everyone, without legal or technical restrictions. The public sector produces a wide variety of information (social, economic, health, statistical) that is attractive, complete and reliable, coming directly from official sources. The aim of this study was to show the open data related to COVID-19 published by the regions of Spain and the Ministry of Health, and compare these data.

METHODS

Each of the open portals was accessed and an observation of the published data was made, analyzing since when they were published and their periodicity in the update. The Tim Berners-Lee tool was used to classify the degree of reuse of the data. Regarding the statistical treatment, a frequency analysis was carried out, to analyze which data are given in a greater number of times.

RESULTS

15 regions publish open data related to COVID-19, as well as the Ministry of Health. The contents shown in the open data portals varied from one autonomous community to another, but the regions provided data confirmed by PCR. The data collection start date and the updating of the data varied.

CONCLUSIONS

There is an enormous diversity among de regions in terms of the publication of COVID data, in relation to indicators, dates. It shows a great existence of data and in reusable format, but you have to go to many sources to obtain information of the epidemiological situation at a national level.

Discontinuation and nonpublication of pediatric otolaryngology clinical trials

OBJECTIVES

Randomized controlled trial (RCT) discontinuation and nonpublication are potential mechanisms of waste in resources and lead to decreased advancement of medical science and compromised ethical issues in all specialties. However, the prevalence of discontinued or unpublished RCTs regarding common pediatric otolaryngology disorders and interventions remains unclear.

STUDY DESIGN

Cross-sectional analysis.

METHODS

Retrospective analysis of common pediatric otolaryngology RCTs registered in ClinicalTrials.gov up until November 2, 2018. Data were collected from the registry, and publication status was identified. If a reason for trial discontinuation or nonpublication was not identified through a systematic search, corresponding trialists were contacted through email.

RESULTS

After exclusion, 260 RCTs were included for analysis. Analysis found 198 (76%) RCTs were completed, and 62 (24%) trials were discontinued. The most commonly reported reasons for RCT discontinuation were program termination by sponsor or management (7/24; 29.2%), lack of participant enrollment, difficulty recruiting, or slow accrual (7/24; 29.2%). A total of 192 (192/260; 73.8%) published RCTs and 68 (68/260; 26.2%) unpublished RCTs were identified. Twenty-six (26/62; 42%) of the discontinued RCTs reached publication, while 36 (58%) remained unpublished. Regarding the completed RCTs, 166 of 198 (83.8%) completed trials reached publication, while 32 (32/198; 16.2%) remained unpublished after trial completion.

CONCLUSIONS

Approximately 1 in 4 of included RCTs were discontinued or did not reach publication. Findings suggest further guidance is needed for RCTs regarding common pediatric otolaryngology disorders and interventions.

LEVEL OF EVIDENCE

NA.

Reducing tensions and expediting manuscript submission via an authorship agreement for early-career researchers: A pilot study

Authorship can be a source of tension on research teams, in academic/industry collaborations, and between mentors/mentees. Authorship misconduct is prevalent among biomedical researchers, and disputes about authorship can generate tensions that have the potential to disrupt professional relationships and damage careers. Early-career researchers may experience particular challenges navigating authorship both because of inexperience and power differentials; in effect, they lack the language and confidence to have these conversations and may feel unwilling to challenge the status quo. The authors implemented an Authorship Agreement for use when collaborating on a manuscript and hypothesized that using this agreement would reduce authorship tensions and speed time to manuscript submission by helping early-career investigators manage authorship conversations more effectively. The authors surveyed trainees (n = 65) on the prevalence of authorship-related tensions and compared the results from the first survey in 2017 to the final survey in 2020. The decrease in tensions around meeting deadlines was significant (z = 2.59, p = 0.010). The authors believe the effect of an Authorship Agreement on authorship-related tensions has not previously been investigated. This work extends what is known about the prevalence of commonly cited authorship tensions, and provides evidence of the effectiveness of steps that can be taken to alleviate them.

Women's representation in emergency medicine journals across two decades: 2000-2019

OBJECTIVES

The primary aim was to determine women's representation as authors in emergency medicine journals in various authorship positions over the last 20 years. The secondary aim was to compare the two decades to analyze the development over time.

METHOD

We conducted a retrospective bibliometric analysis of three emergency medicine journals from the online archives of 2000-2019.

RESULTS

We analyzed a total of 7939 original research and review articles. Female authorships at the first (25,8%), last (18,7%), and corresponding (21,6%) positions were limited, despite the relatively high presence rate (72,5%). Women authored 13,1% of all single-authored publications. When the number of authors increased, the odds for women as co-authors increased. However, the odds for last and corresponding authorship decreased, while the odds for the first authorship remained unchanged. When two decades were compared, we found that proportions of women as first and corresponding authorship increased ([23,8% vs. 27,0%] p = 0.001 and [20,0% vs. 22,6%] p = 0.228, respectively) while the representation as the last author remained unchanged ([19,4% vs 18,3%] p = 0.006). The presence of women in any authorship position also increased significantly ([66,1% vs. 76,5%] p = 0.000) across two decades, with similar trends for the different journals studied. However, the yearly analysis shows that women's representation follows a fluctuating pattern with a minimal increase. When analyzing specific journals, we found that the increase in female authors as first and corresponding authors was limited to Academic Emergency Medicine ([24,7% vs 34,5%] p = 0.000 and [21,4% vs 32,1%] p = 0.000).

CONCLUSIONS

Results of this study are promising in showing that the representation of women in emergency medicine publications is rising during the recent decade. Although the academic gender gap has not been closed, steps taken for gender equality in academic emergency medicine are clearly notable.