Impact of the Pandemic on Gender Differences in Scientific Publication Authorship Among Turkish Adult Cardiologists
Yıl: 2022 Cilt: 50 Sayı: 6 Sayfa Aralığı: 438 - 444 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.5543/tkda.2022.22322 İndeks Tarihi: 25-09-2022
Impact of the Pandemic on Gender Differences in Scientific Publication Authorship Among Turkish Adult Cardiologists
Öz: Objective: Despite efforts spent on promotion of gender equity in the academia, the gender gap is feared to have widened after the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Herein, we aimed to compare the distribution of female authorship by Turkish adult cardiologists in journals indexed at PubMed before and after the pandemic. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, an advanced search on PubMed (https ://pu bmed. ncbi. nlm.n ih.go v/) was carried out based on the following criteria: “entrez date” and key- words “Turkey” and “cardiology” to identify papers that entered the online database in April- September 2019 and April-September 2020. After the study sample was determined, type of the article and details of the author list were recorded. Results: Of 1318 articles screened, 708 met the inclusion criteria. Overall, 85 (12.0%) of first authors and 67 (10.0%) of senior authors were female. Females were less likely to first author original articles, editorials, case reports/series, and papers with international participation (9.5%, P = .012; 33.3%, P = .045; 18.3%, P = .033; 4.8%, P = .032, respectively). A higher pro- portion of females were in first and corresponding author positions in original articles (73.2%, P = .032; 76.5%, P = .019, respectively) but not in other article types (all P > .05), after emer- gence of the pandemic. Conclusion: These suggest that significant gender differences exist with regard to authorships of scientific publications that were submitted by Turkish adult cardiologists. Future studies may aim to evaluate the trends across a wider time span and based on a more extensive scientific output follow-up.
Anahtar Kelime: Türk Erişkin Kardiyologlar Arasında Bilimsel Yayın Yazarlığında Cinsiyet Farklılıklarına Pandeminin Etkisi
Öz: Amaç: Akademide toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliğinin teşvik edilmesine yönelik çaba sarf edil- mesine rağmen koronavirüs hastalığı 2019 pandemisinin ardından eşitsizliğin artmasından endişe edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, PubMed’de taranmakta olan dergilerde kadın Türk eriş- kin kardiyolog yazar dağılımının pandemi öncesi ve sonrası dönemler arasında kıyaslanması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Bu kesitsel çalışmada, PubMed üzerinde (https ://pu bmed. ncbi. nlm.n ih.go v/) “ent- rez date” ile “Turkey” ve “cardiology” anahtar kelimelerine dayalı bir gelişmiş arama gerçekleş- tirilerek veri tabanına Nisan-Eylül 2019 ve Nisan-Eylül 2020 tarihleri arasında giren makaleler saptandı. Çalışma örneklemi belirlendikten sonra, makalenin tipi ve yazar listesine ilişkin detay- lar kaydedildi. Bulgular: Taranan 1318 makaleden 708’i dahil edilme kriterlerini karşıladı. İlk yazarların 85’i (%12,0), kıdemli yazarların 67’si (%10,0) kadındı. Kadınların araştırma makalesi, editöryel, olgu sunumu/serisi ve uluslararası katılımlı makalelerde ilk yazar olma sıklığı daha düşüktü (sırasıyla %9,5, P = ,012; %33,3, P = ,045; %18,3, P = ,033; %4,8, P = ,032). Araştırma makalelerinde ilk ve ilgili yazar konumunda kadınların yer alma sıklığının pandeminin ortaya çıkışı sonrası daha fazla olduğu görüldü (sırasıyla %73,2, P = ,032; %76,5, P = ,019); ancak diğer makale tiplerinde bu bakımdan herhangi bir farklılık izlenmedi (tüm P > ,05). Sonuç: Bu bulgular Türk erişkin kardiyologlar tarafından yayımlanmış bilimsel makalelerde yazarlıkta anlamlı cinsiyet farklılıkları olduğunu düşündürmektedir. Gelecekte yapılacak çalış- malarda, durumun daha geniş zaman aralığında incelenmesi ve bilimsel çıktının uzun vadede daha kapsamlı değerlendirilmesi göz önünde bulundurulabilir.
Anahtar Kelime: Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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