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Peer review and gender bias: A study on 145 scholarly journals
University of Milan, Italy.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies. (DISA;CSS)ORCID iD: 0000-0003-2837-0137
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Studies. Linnaeus University, Faculty of Technology, Department of computer science and media technology (CM). (DISA;CSS)ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0882-4851
University of Split School of Medicine, Croatia.
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2021 (English)In: Science Advances, E-ISSN 2375-2548, Vol. 7, no 2, p. 1-12Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Abstract [en]

Scholarly journals are often blamed for a gender gap in publication rates, but it is unclear whether peer reviewand editorial processes contribute to it. This article examines gender bias in peer review with data for 145 journalsin various fields of research, including about 1.7 million authors and 740,000 referees. We reconstructed threepossible sources of bias, i.e., the editorial selection of referees, referee recommendations, and editorial decisions,and examined all their possible relationships. Results showed that manuscripts written by women as solo authorsor coauthored by women were treated even more favorably by referees and editors. Although there were somedifferences between fields of research, our findings suggest that peer review and editorial processes do notpenalize manuscripts by women. However, increasing gender diversity in editorial teams and referee pools could helpjournals inform potential authors about their attention to these factors and so stimulate participation by women.

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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) , 2021. Vol. 7, no 2, p. 1-12
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Gender Studies
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Social Sciences, Gender Studies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-99808DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abd0299ISI: 000606331400016Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85099263642OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-99808DiVA, id: diva2:1514920
Available from: 2021-01-07 Created: 2021-01-07 Last updated: 2022-02-22Bibliographically approved

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