Women among first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journal: An observational study

Fujii, Tomoko; Matsuyama, Tasuku; Takeuchi, Jiro; Hara, Masahiko; Kitamura, Tetsuhisa; Yamauchi, Keiko

doi:https://doi.org/10.1536/ihj.17-187

Women among first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journal: An observational study

Fujii, Tomoko; Matsuyama, Tasuku; Takeuchi, Jiro et al.

International Heart Journal, 2018, 59(2), 372-377

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Title	Women among first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journal: An observational study
Creator	CreatorName Fujii, Tomoko
	NRID 1000050829025 1000050829025 CreatorName Matsuyama, Tasuku
	CreatorName Takeuchi, Jiro
	CreatorName Hara, Masahiko
	NRID 1000030639810 1000030639810 ORCID 0000-0003-0107-0580 0000-0003-0107-0580 researchmap permalink Kitamura_T Kitamura_T Scopus Author ID 22234282700 22234282700 CreatorName Kitamura, Tetsuhisa
	NRID 1000070252640 1000070252640 researchmap permalink read0013673 read0013673 Scopus Author ID 7003624108 7003624108 CreatorName Yamauchi, Keiko Creator.Alternative Takihara, Keiko
Subject	Authorship
	Gender gap
	Japan
Abstract	The representation of women in Japanese academic medicine is not evident. We aimed to assess trends related to the proportion of female first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journals. We reviewed original research articles in 6 journals published in English by Japanese societies between 2006 and 2015 related to cardiovascular fields. We conducted a multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess the factors associated with the gender of first authors and plotted the trend of predicted probability for female first authors over the study period. Of 7,005 original articles, 1,330 (19.0%) had female first authors. Affiliations located in Japan (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.71-0.81), concurrent first and corresponding authors (aOR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.64-0.74), and the total number of listed authors (aOR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.95-0.99) were negatively associated with female first authors. The adjusted probability of a female first author increased from 13% to 20% on an average between 2006 and 2009, but the increase reached a plateau after 2010. Female first authors of original research articles published in Japanese cardiovascular journals increased over the examined decade. However, the representation of women is still low and has plateaued in recent years. A gender gap in authorship for Japanese cardiovascular journals remains.
Publisher	International Heart Journal Association
Source Title	International Heart Journal
Volume (Issue)	59(2)
Page	372-377
Date of Issued	2018-03-31
Language	English
Handle URL	https://hdl.handle.net/11094/78721
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DC.title	Women among first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journal: An observational study
DC.creator	Fujii, Tomoko
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	Takeuchi, Jiro
	Hara, Masahiko
	Kitamura, Tetsuhisa
	Yamauchi, Keiko
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DCTERMS.abstract	The representation of women in Japanese academic medicine is not evident. We aimed to assess trends related to the proportion of female first authors in Japanese cardiovascular journals. We reviewed original research articles in 6 journals published in English by Japanese societies between 2006 and 2015 related to cardiovascular fields. We conducted a multivariable logistic regression analysis to assess the factors associated with the gender of first authors and plotted the trend of predicted probability for female first authors over the study period. Of 7,005 original articles, 1,330 (19.0%) had female first authors. Affiliations located in Japan (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.71-0.81), concurrent first and corresponding authors (aOR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.64-0.74), and the total number of listed authors (aOR, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.95-0.99) were negatively associated with female first authors. The adjusted probability of a female first author increased from 13% to 20% on an average between 2006 and 2009, but the increase reached a plateau after 2010. Female first authors of original research articles published in Japanese cardiovascular journals increased over the examined decade. However, the representation of women is still low and has plateaued in recent years. A gender gap in authorship for Japanese cardiovascular journals remains.
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