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Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998–2018

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  • Chelsea E Modlin
  • Qiao Deng
  • David Benkeser
  • Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate
  • Abraham Aseffa
  • Lance Waller
  • Kimberly R Powell
  • Russell R Kempker

Abstract

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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  • Chelsea E Modlin & Qiao Deng & David Benkeser & Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel Mulate & Abraham Aseffa & Lance Waller & Kimberly R Powell & Russell R Kempker, 2022. "Authorship trends in infectious diseases society of America affiliated journal articles conducted in low-income countries, 1998–2018," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 2(6), pages 1-14, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0000275
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000275
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