Women Are Underrepresented Among Authors of Retracted Publications: Retrospective Study of 134 Medical Journals.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10589828 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct
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Women Are Underrepresented Among Authors of Retracted Publications: Retrospective Study of 134 Medical Journals.
Sebo Paul P Schwarz Joëlle J Achtari Margaux M Clair Carole C
Journal of medical Internet research 20231006
We examined the gender distribution of authors of retracted articles in 134 medical journals across 10 disciplines, compared it with the gender distribution of authors of all published articles, and found that women were underrepresented among authors of retracted articles, and, in particular, of articles retracted for misconduct. ...[more]
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