Your browser doesn't support javascript.
Was the COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Gender Disparities in Authorship of Manuscripts Submitted to Clinical Neuropsychology Journals?
Babicz, Michelle A; Matchanova, Anastasia; Broomfield, Robiann; DesRuisseaux, Libby A; Gereau, Michelle M; Brothers, Stacey L; Radigan, Lauren; Porter, Erik; Lee, Gregory P; Rapport, Lisa J; Suchy, Yana; Yeates, Keith Owen; Woods, Steven Paul.
  • Babicz MA; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Matchanova A; Department of Psychology, University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.
  • Broomfield R; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
  • DesRuisseaux LA; Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Gereau MM; Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Brothers SL; Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Radigan L; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
  • Porter E; Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  • Lee GP; Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
  • Rapport LJ; Department of Psychology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA.
  • Suchy Y; Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
  • Yeates KO; Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
  • Woods SP; Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
J Int Neuropsychol Soc ; : 1-5, 2021 Dec 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2227797
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated gender disparities in some academic disciplines. This study examined the association of the pandemic with gender authorship disparities in clinical neuropsychology (CN) journals.

METHOD:

Author bylines of 1,018 initial manuscript submissions to four major CN journals from March 15 through September 15 of both 2019 and 2020 were coded for binary gender. Additionally, authorship of 40 articles published on pandemic-related topics (COVID-19, teleneuropsychology) across nine CN journals were coded for binary gender.

RESULTS:

Initial submissions to these four CN journals increased during the pandemic (+27.2%), with comparable increases in total number of authors coded as either women (+23.0%) or men (+25.4%). Neither the average percentage of women on manuscript bylines nor the proportion of women who were lead and/or corresponding authors differed significantly across time. Moreover, the representation of women as authors of pandemic-related articles did not differ from expected frequencies in the field.

CONCLUSIONS:

Findings suggest that representation of women as authors of peer-reviewed manuscript submissions to some CN journals did not change during the initial months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Future studies might examine how risk and protective factors may have influenced individual differences in scientific productivity during the pandemic.
Keywords

Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Int Neuropsychol Soc Journal subject: Neurology / Psychology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S1355617721001375

Similar

MEDLINE

...
LILACS

LIS


Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Type of study: Etiology study / Prognostic study Language: English Journal: J Int Neuropsychol Soc Journal subject: Neurology / Psychology Year: 2021 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: S1355617721001375