Global inequities in surgical oncology journals' editorial leadership: Comparing high-income countries with low-middle income countries.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q1 SURGERY

American journal of surgery Pub Date : 2025-09-24 DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2025.116623

Gabriele Eckerdt Lech, Sofia Wagemaker Viana, Brenda Feres, Yasmin Biscola Da Cruz, Mecker G Möller

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Abstract

Introduction: Female surgeons often hold fewer academic leadership positions than males, especially when comparing low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to high-income countries (HICs). We hypothesized that this is also reflected in surgical oncology journals (SOJ).

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study assessing gender representation in editorial boards (EB) of SOJ from HICs and Latin American LMICs. Chi-square tests evaluated the association between country income level and gender distribution.

Results: Thirty-one journals were analyzed: 24 from HICs and seven from LMICs. Females were less represented in EB positions across both groups (HICs: 694 females, 1411 males; LMICs: 37 females, 239 males), with a significant association between income level and gender composition (p < 0.001). However, among editors-in-chief, five of 29 were female in HICs, compared to three of eight in LMICs.

Conclusions: Female surgeons are underrepresented in editorial leadership of surgical oncology journals, with lower representation and fewer opportunities in LMICs.

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外科肿瘤学期刊编辑领导的全球不平等：比较高收入国家和中低收入国家。

引言：女性外科医生往往比男性更少地担任学术领导职位，特别是在将低收入和中等收入国家（LMICs）与高收入国家（HICs）进行比较时。我们假设这也反映在外科肿瘤学期刊（SOJ）上。方法：我们进行了一项横断面研究，评估来自高收入国家和拉丁美洲中低收入国家的SOJ编辑委员会（EB）的性别代表性。卡方检验评估了国家收入水平与性别分布之间的关系。结果：共纳入31份期刊，其中高收入国家24份，低收入国家7份。在两组中，女性担任EB职位的比例都较低（高收入国家：694名女性，1411名男性；中低收入国家：37名女性，239名男性），收入水平和性别构成之间存在显著关联（p < 0.001）。然而，在高收入国家的29位总编辑中，有5位是女性，而中低收入国家的8位总编辑中有3位是女性。结论：女性外科医生在外科肿瘤学期刊编辑领导中的代表性不足，在中低收入国家的代表性和机会更少。

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来源期刊

American journal of surgery 医学-外科

CiteScore

5.00

自引率

6.70%

发文量

570

审稿时长

56 days

期刊介绍： The American Journal of Surgery® is a peer-reviewed journal designed for the general surgeon who performs abdominal, cancer, vascular, head and neck, breast, colorectal, and other forms of surgery. AJS is the official journal of 7 major surgical societies* and publishes their official papers as well as independently submitted clinical studies, editorials, reviews, brief reports, correspondence and book reviews.