Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.

ABSTRACT: An increasing amount of infectious diseases research is conducted in low-income countries (LIC) given their high burden of disease; however, the contribution of LIC investigators as measured by authorship metrics, specifically to infectious diseases research, has not been thoroughly studied. We performed a literature search for primary research conducted either within LICs or using samples from LIC participants published between 1998-2017 in the Infectious Disease Society of America-affiliated journals Clinical Infectious Diseases, Journal of Infectious Diseases, and Open Forum Infectious Diseases. Primary outcomes included proportion of LIC-affiliated first and last authors (i.e. lead authors) per year and authorship trends over time. Secondary outcomes included proportion of LIC-affiliat

SUBMITTER: Modlin CE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021251 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature