Overemphasis on publications may disadvantage historically excluded groups in STEM before and during COVID-19: A North American survey-based study.

ABSTRACT: Publishing is a strong determinant of academic success and there is compelling evidence that identity may influence the academic writing experience and writing output. However, studies rarely quantitatively assess the effects of major life upheavals on trainee writing. The COVID-19 pandemic introduced unprecedented life disruptions that may have disproportionately impacted different demographics of trainees. We analyzed anonymous survey responses from 342 North American environmental biology graduate students and postdoctoral scholars (hereafter trainees) about scientific writing experiences to assess: (1) how identity interacts with scholarly publication totals and (2) how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced trainee perceptions of scholarly writing productivity and whether there were differe

SUBMITTER: Rowland FE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10529568 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature