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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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Autores principales: Modlin, Chelsea E., Deng, Qiao, Benkeser, David, Mulate, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel, Aseffa, Abraham, Waller, Lance, Powell, Kimberly R., Kempker, Russell R.
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275
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author Modlin, Chelsea E.
Deng, Qiao
Benkeser, David
Mulate, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
Aseffa, Abraham
Waller, Lance
Powell, Kimberly R.
Kempker, Russell R.
author_facet Modlin, Chelsea E.
Deng, Qiao
Benkeser, David
Mulate, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
Aseffa, Abraham
Waller, Lance
Powell, Kimberly R.
Kempker, Russell R.
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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 pubmed-100212512023-03-17 Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998–2018 Modlin, Chelsea E. Deng, Qiao Benkeser, David Mulate, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Aseffa, Abraham Waller, Lance Powell, Kimberly R. Kempker, Russell R. PLOS Glob Public Health Research Article 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. Public Library of Science 2022-06-10 /pmc/articles/PMC10021251/ /pubmed/36962330 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275 Text en © 2022 Modlin et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Modlin, Chelsea E.
Deng, Qiao
Benkeser, David
Mulate, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel
Aseffa, Abraham
Waller, Lance
Powell, Kimberly R.
Kempker, Russell R.
Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998–2018
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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
topic Research Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10021251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36962330
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275
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