Association of International Editorial Staff With Published Articles From Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The association between geographic diversity of medical journal editorial staff and publications reporting research conducted in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is unclear.

Objective

To examine the association between having editorial staff members affiliated with LMICs and publishing research articles from LMICs in leading biomedical journals.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included biomedical journals in fields representing the largest disease burden globally from January 1 to December 31, 2020. Websites of the 5 leading journals in general medicine, pediatrics, surgery, obstetrics and gynecology, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, infectious diseases, psychiatry, and nutrition were reviewed to obtain the country affil

SUBMITTER: Melhem G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9127552 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature