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    High-income countries remain overrepresented in highly ranked public health journals: A descriptive analysis of research settings and authorship affiliations

    Date
    2020-02-04
    Author
    Plancikova, Dominika
    Duric, Predrag
    O'May, Fiona
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    Plancikova, D., Duric, P. & O'May, F. (2020) High-income countries remain overrepresented in highly ranked public health journals: A descriptive analysis of research settings and authorship affiliations. Critical Public Health (In Press).
    Abstract
    Scientific contribution in high-impact journals is largely from authors affiliated with institutions in high-income countries (HICs). Publication of papers by contribution of individual countries to leading journals can provide a picture of the most influential countries in a particular discipline. The aim of the study was to identify changes in the patterns in authorship and origin of original research articles in relation to countries’ income level in the field of public health in 2016 in comparison to previous studies. A descriptive analysis was conducted based on articles published in highly ranked public health journals in 2016. Based on the inclusion criteria, 368 research articles were identified. Over 80% of these studies were conducted in HICs. Authors were mainly based in HICs (84%), especially in the USA. The majority of first, last, and corresponding authors were affiliated with HICs (over 90%). Our study might serve as a prompt for editorial and advisory boards of the leading international journals to provide more opportunities for researchers based in low and middle-income countries.
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    https://eresearch.qmu.ac.uk/handle/20.500.12289/10529
    Official URL
    https://doi.org/10.1080/09581596.2020.1722313
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