Authors
Julie K Silver, Julie A Poorman, Julia M Reilly, Nancy D Spector, Richard Goldstein, Ross D Zafonte
Publication date
2018/7/6
Journal
JAMA network open
Volume
1
Issue
3
Pages
e180802-e180802
Publisher
American Medical Association
Description
Importance
Most pediatricians are women; however, women pediatricians are underrepresented in academic leadership positions such as department chairs and journal editors and among first authors of original research articles published in pediatric journals. Publication of all types of articles, particularly in high-impact specialty journals, is crucial to career building and academic success.
Objective
To examine the gender-related profile associated with authors of perspective-type articles in the 4 highest-impact general pediatric journals to determine whether women physicians were similarly underrepresented.
Design and Setting
Cross-sectional study of perspective-type articles published between 2013 and 2017 in the 4 highest-impact general pediatric journals:Academic Pediatrics,JAMA Pediatrics,The Journal of Pediatrics, andPediatrics.
Main Outcomes and Measures
The primary outcome measure was the …
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