Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.
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 perf...
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| author | Chelsea E Modlin Qiao Deng David Benkeser Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate Abraham Aseffa Lance Waller Kimberly R Powell Russell R Kempker |
| author_facet | Chelsea E Modlin Qiao Deng David Benkeser Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate Abraham Aseffa Lance Waller Kimberly R Powell Russell R Kempker |
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| description | 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-affiliated authorship by geographic distribution and disease focus. Among 1308 publications identified, 50% had either a first or last LIC-affiliated author. Among these authors, 48% of LIC-affiliated first authors and 52% of LIC-affiliated last authors also reported a non-LIC institutional affiliation. While the absolute number of articles by LIC-affiliated lead authors increased over the 20-year period, the proportion of articles with LIC-affiliated lead authors decreased. There is a growing literature for infectious disease research conducted in LICs yet authorship trends in a small subset of these publications demonstrate a pronounced and worsening exclusion of LIC-affiliated investigators from publishing as lead authors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9efe99d0de65459c8654dbd5501e68772023-09-03T14:21:26ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Global Public Health2767-33752022-01-0126e000027510.1371/journal.pgph.0000275Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018.Chelsea E ModlinQiao DengDavid BenkeserYimtubezinash Woldeamanuel MulateAbraham AseffaLance WallerKimberly R PowellRussell R KempkerAn 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-affiliated authorship by geographic distribution and disease focus. Among 1308 publications identified, 50% had either a first or last LIC-affiliated author. Among these authors, 48% of LIC-affiliated first authors and 52% of LIC-affiliated last authors also reported a non-LIC institutional affiliation. While the absolute number of articles by LIC-affiliated lead authors increased over the 20-year period, the proportion of articles with LIC-affiliated lead authors decreased. There is a growing literature for infectious disease research conducted in LICs yet authorship trends in a small subset of these publications demonstrate a pronounced and worsening exclusion of LIC-affiliated investigators from publishing as lead authors.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275 |
| spellingShingle | Chelsea E Modlin Qiao Deng David Benkeser Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate Abraham Aseffa Lance Waller Kimberly R Powell Russell R Kempker Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. PLOS Global Public Health |
| title | Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. |
| title_full | Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. |
| title_fullStr | Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. |
| title_short | Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998-2018. |
| title_sort | authorship trends in infectious diseases society of america affiliated journal articles conducted in low income countries 1998 2018 |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275 |
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