Jagsi, R; Tarbell, NJ; Henault, LE; Chang, YC; Hylek, EM The representation of women on the editorial boards of major medical journals: A 35-year perspective ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 168 (5): 544-548 MAR 10 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: rjagsi at med.umich.edu

Author(s): Jagsi, R (Jagsi, Reshma); Tarbell, NJ (Tarbell, Nancy J.); 
Henault, LE (Henault, Lori E.); Chang, YC (Chang, Yuchiao); Hylek, EM 
(Hylek, Elaine M.) 

Title: The representation of women on the editorial boards of major 
medical journals: A 35-year perspective 

Source: ARCHIVES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE, 168 (5): 544-548 MAR 10 2008 

Excerpt: In their recent landmark report on gender bias in science
and engineering, the National Academy of Sciences and Institute of 
Medicine called for “reasonable representation of women on editorial 
boards and in other significant leadership positions.”1(pS7) Indeed, 
membership on the editorial board of a major medical journal
is a highly visible, prestigious appointment and affords one the 
opportunity to have a substantial impact on the nature of the published 
scholarly discourse of academic medicine. Despite the increased entry of 
women into the medical profession over the past several decades,
with women constituting half of the current medical school class,2 some 
have suggested that women may remain substantially underrepresented in 
senior leadership positions, including editorial positions at biomedical
journals.3

Language: English 

Document Type: Letter 

Keywords Plus: ACADEMIC MEDICINE; INTERNAL-MEDICINE; MEN FACULTY; GENDER; 
SEX; PHYSICIANS; ATTITUDES; PROGRESS; BIAS 

Addresses: Univ Michigan Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA 

Reprint Address: Jagsi, R, Univ Michigan Hosp, Dept Radiat Oncol, 1500 E 
Med Ctr Dr,Room B2C490, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA. 

E-mail Address: rjagsi at med.umich.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 25 

Times Cited: 1 

Publisher: AMER MEDICAL ASSOC 

Publisher Address: 515 N STATE ST, CHICAGO, IL 60610-0946 USA 

ISSN: 0003-9926 

29-char Source Abbrev.: ARCH INTERN MED 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Arch. Intern. Med. 

Source Item Page Count: 5 

Subject Category: Medicine, General & Internal 

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