Gender imbalances in the editorial activities of a selective journal run by academic editors.

ABSTRACT: The fairness of decisions made at various stages of the publication process is an important topic in meta-research. Here, based on an analysis of data on the gender of authors, editors and reviewers for 23,876 initial submissions and 7,192 full submissions to the journal eLife, we report on five stages of the publication process. We find that the board of reviewing editors (BRE) is men-dominant (69%) and that authors disproportionately suggest male editors when making an initial submission. We do not find evidence for gender bias when Senior Editors consult Reviewing Editors about initial submissions, but women Reviewing Editors are less engaged in discussions about these submissions than expected by their proportion. We find evidence of gender homophily when Senior Editors assign full sub

SUBMITTER: Seidel Malkinson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10712860 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature