Gender distribution in psychiatry journals' editorial boards worldwide

Gender disparity has been documented in advanced doctoral degrees, research, and academic positions, and therefore, it can logically be deduced that the gender disparity would be found in journals' editorial boards. In this study, we sought to determine the gender distribution in editorial boards of psychiatry journals worldwide. We also studied the academic achievements of editorial board members by comparing professional background, education level, and research productivity indices. We analyzed the gender of editorial members of 119 psychiatry journals from Clarivate Analytics' Journal Citation Reports. Our data included 8423 editorial board members from which we randomly selected 10% editorial board members to represent the full sample for further analyses. Overall, women represented 30.4% of editorial board and approximately 30% in each category: (1) Editor-in-chief/deputies, (2) Associate/section editors, (3) Editorial board*, and (4) Advisory board. The majority (65%) of men were M.D. psychiatrists, and women (58%) were Ph.D. psychologists. Women in editorial leadership positions (Category 1 & 2) were correlated with fewer women in editorial or advisory boards. Women had half the mean number of publications than men while serving journals with approximately the same mean impact factor. Our study results show that, besides gender disparity, gender bias does not exist in the psychiatry journal editorial boards. Given the implication of the editorial board position on science, academic advancement, and networking, this disparity remains detrimental to achieving equity, diversity, and inclusion in academic psychiatry.     

Epilepsy in The Alienist and Neurologist, 1880-1920

PURPOSE: To study the history of epilepsy from 1880 to 1920. METHODS: We reviewed all 40 volumes of The Alienist and Neurologist and identified articles concerning primarily epilepsy. We analyzed three of these articles in greater detail. RESULTS: The Alienist and Neurologist published "Original Contributions,"Selections," (abstracts from other journals written by the editorial board), "Editorials," and (book) "Reviews." Of 258 epilepsy articles, there were 40 Original Contributions, 164 Selections, 39 Editorials, and 15 Reviews. These articles included 71 on therapy (41 medication, 13 surgery, and 17 other therapies); 66 general discussions; 46 on etiology or symptoms; 34 case studies; 28 social/legal articles; and 13 autopsy or pathology articles. CONCLUSIONS: Analysis of The Alienist and Neurologist provides a unique and valuable perspective on the clinical practice and academic world of epileptology during the decades around the turn of the twentieth century.     

Articles on special populations published in Psychiatric Services between 1950 and 1999

OBJECTIVE: The authors sought to determine the number of articles on special populations published in this journal between 1950 and 1999 and the specific populations addressed. METHODS: The authors reviewed original articles, review articles, brief reports, and columns published in this journal between 1950 and 1999. They tallied articles on the mentally retarded population, women, children and adolescents, elderly persons, gays and lesbians, and parents and families. Articles that addressed patients' communities and villages were also counted, as were articles in the multicultural category-those that addressed more than one racial or ethnic group. RESULTS: Between 1950 and 1999, 578 issues of the journal were published, containing approximately 7,976 articles. A total of 555 of articles (7 percent) addressed special populations. More than two-thirds of these articles addressed the mental health issues of elderly persons (178 articles) and of children and adolescents (200 articles). Thirty-eight of the 555 articles (7 percent) addressed women's issues. A total of 120 articles (22 percent) addressed one or more racial or ethnic group; the largest proportion-36 articles-focused on African Americans, 21 addressed issues of Latinos, and 27 had a multicultural focus. Only two articles published during the 50-year period addressed mental health issues of gays and lesbians, and only five focused on the mentally retarded population. CONCLUSIONS: The journal has made continuous progress in increasing the number of articles on special populations. Editorial policies can help encourage submission and publication of articles on these groups.     

Research brief: some data concerning the reporting of participants' gender in the mental retardation literature

The gender of participants in articles published from 1991 through 2000 in eight journals relevant to mental retardation was determined. Overall, participants were used in 65% of the articles; gender was not reported in 26% of them. When gender was reported, 6%, 8%, and 60% of the investigators used females only, males only, and both sexes, respectively. Unless gender is reported, one cannot ascertain to whom results should generalize or whether gender affects the variable under investigation. For these and other reasons, we recommend that researchers routinely specify how many of their participants are males and how many are females. This information requires little space and in most cases is easy to obtain.     

La autoría científica en Neurocirugía

IntroductionAssessment of scientific bibliographic production is a complex issue, mainly based on the impact factor (IF) of the journals and the h index, that quantifies the number of cites an author receives. In order to estimate the bibliographic production and the influence of co-authorship among Spanish neurosurgeons, we performed a PubMed search aimed to identify all papers published by a sample of neurosurgeons.Material and methodsCross-sectional observational and regional study. We identified a sample of 183 neurosurgeons from Madrid and Castilla y León Autonomous Communities. The bibliometric information was gathered in March 2022 via PubMed free access website. For each author we registered the type of journal, total number of articles, order of appearance in the authors’ list, total IF, the proportion of articles signed as first or second author (personal authorship quotient [PAQ]) and the percentage of IF attributable to those articles (personal impact quotient [PIQ]).ResultsA total of 3592 articles from 183 authors were published in 412 different journals, of which only 9.9% were pure neurosurgical journals. Only 17 neurosurgeons (9.3%) had published at least one article as unique author. The average number of articles per neurosurgeon was 20 (median 9) of which 57.7% were published in neurosurgical journals, and 22.2% in Neurocirugía (official publication of the SENEC). The average PAQ was 0.367 (median 0.364) and the average PIQ was 0.317 (median 0.251). Both proportions tended to decrease as the number of publications increased.ConclusionsOn average, Spanish neurosurgeons publish half of their articles in neurosurgical journals, appear as first or second author in one third of the cases, and the IF attributable to these papers comprise 25% of the total IF. The PAQ and PIQ provide bibliometric information that minimizes the enlarging effect on curriculum of massive co-authorship and allow comparisons among authors and different scientific fields.     

Editorial practices of psychiatric and related journals: implications for women.

The author reports on the responses of 37 psychiatric and related professional journals to a questionnaire on procedures for selection of articles and of editors and/or editorial boards, with a focus on possible sexism in these practices. Results indicated little active effort to increase representation of women on editorial boards or in the authorship of journals, although existing practices were not necessarily discriminatory per se. The author hopes that this report will encourage more women to submit articles for publication and to seek active participation in the journals in their field.     

A review and analysis of applied research in mental retardation: 1975–1980

A review of the number and type of studies in mental retardation published in six prominent journals was made. Variables examined included whether the study was applied or not and in the latter case, whether the study was an assessment, treatment or epidemiological paper. Other variables evaluated were length of follow-up, frequency of applied studies published in each journal, whether subjects were children or adults, inpatients or outpatients, level of mental retardation and form of treatment employed. Implications of the present studies with regard to future directions of applied research are discussed.     

《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》2000—2005年载文被引分析

目的分析《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志}2000--2005年载文被引情况，以评价该杂志的学术水平和载文质量。方法利用中国知识资源总库（China national knowledge internet，CNKI）的中国引文数据库检索《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》20002005年所载的论文．根据文献计量学和引文分析法，对总被引频次、自引率、关联期刊、被引时差、作者群分布等方面进行分析。结果该杂志2000--2005年共载文591篇，其中243篇被242种CNKI来源期刊引用598次．单篇平均被引次数为2．46次，单篇被引最高次数为21次；载文单篇被引用5次以上者32篇（13．17％）共226次（37．79％）。载文被引用频次最多的前3位期刊分别为《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》、《中国临床康复》和《中华神经科杂志》，共引用103次。结论该刊载文质量较高，引证期刊较广，载文连续性和稳定性好，是水平较高的专业学术期刊。     

《中国临床神经外科杂志》2000～2006年引文分析

目的了解《中国临床神经外科杂志》情报吸收和利用情况，客观的揭示其文献引用规律及需求特征。方法对《中国临床神经外科杂志》2000-2006年所载论文引文的引文量、引文语种、引文类型、普赖斯指数、半衰期、自引率及核心引用期刊等方面进行统计分析。结果该刊引文率为79．63％；篇均引文量为5．73篇。主要引文类型为期刊，其中英文期刊为1009种，引文数量为5752条，占总引用频率的62．75％；中文期刊为372种，引文数量为2544条，占总引用频率的27．75％。普赖斯指数34．27％，半衰期5．25年。期刊自引398篇，自引率为4．34％。引用期刊共计1384种，被引21次以上的中文期刊16种；被引40次以上的外文期刊18种；共计34种，占总引用期刊引文量的53．28％。结论该刊栏目丰富，涉猎文献范围广，引文率呈逐年上升趋势。引文类型以期刊为主：中英文为本刊主要引用语种。     

Representation of international authorship across prominent journals in the field of mental retardation

This article is a reflection of international publication trends across prominent journals in the field of mental retardation. Journals reviewed were the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Mental Retardation, and Research in Developmental Disabilities. Percentage of authors from the United States (US) and other countries were evaluated. US authors represented 84-91% in US journals, while US representation in foreign journals was much lower at 21%. The implications of these findings are discussed.     

《临床神经病学杂志》2005～2007年载文、著者及引文分析

目的分析《临床神经病学杂志》2005～2007年刊载的论文、著者及引文的特点。方法应用文献计量学方法对《临床神经病学杂志》2005～2007年刊载的论文、著者及引文等进行统计分析。结果本刊3年载文量为674篇,期均载文量为37.4篇,篇密度为0.47,有基金项目论文142篇(21.1%);著者主要来自江苏、山东、上海及北京;合作率为93.1%,合作度为4.1;86.6%的论文有引文,其中97%来自期刊,篇均引文为8.6条,普莱斯指数为43.7%。结论《临床神经病学杂志》是具有较高学术质量的科技期刊,在临床神经病学领域具有较大的影响力。     

《中华精神科杂志》1999-2004年论文被引分析研究

目的从文献引证的角度透视《中华精神科杂志》（以下简称该刊）的学术水平和期刊编辑特点。方法依据《中国生物医学期刊引文数据库》（CMCI），采用文献计量学方法对该刊1999--2004年载文被CMCI来源期刊引用的情况进行统计分析及评价。结果该刊1999--2004年共载文695篇，被CMCI来源期刊引用416篇，占发表文章总数的59．9％。被引用次数共1865次，其中单篇平均被引次数为4．48次；被引频次较高的论文数量较多；被引作者群的地域分布于25个省、自治区和直辖市，：其中北京（460次，24．7％）、上海（253次，13．6％）、江苏（226次，12．1％）在精神病学研究领域中居于前列。引用期刊种数多，有334种期刊引用该刊，自引率7．45％。结论《中华精神科杂志》所载文献质量较高，发表的论文能够反映精神病学的学科发展和最新研究动态。该刊不仅是国内精神病学研究领域最重要的信息源之一，也是国内医学领域的主要核心期刊。     

Distressed women's clinic patients: preferences for mental health treatments and perceived obstacles

Women seen in public gynecology settings are at very high risk of developing psychiatric disorders. Because low-income and ethnic minority women seen in such settings underutilize mental health services, it is important to better understand treatment preferences and obstacles among this high-risk patient population. Public women's clinic patients (N = 105) who reported psychological or emotional distress were asked about their interest in medication, psychotherapy, and psychoeducational classes, as well as perceived obstacles to using these services. The vast majority were interested in receiving some form of mental health treatment, with the most interest shown for individual therapy and general psychoeducational classes about health and stress. Less interest was expressed in group therapy and medication. Women anticipated more instrumental barriers to using services, such as lack of money, transportation, and childcare, than stigma-related barriers, such as fear of embarrassment or rejection. However, Latinas, women with less education, and those with a current mood or anxiety disorder were more likely to anticipate stigma-related barriers to treatment than other women. Implications of these findings for referral and treatment of mental health problems among public women's clinic patients are discussed.     

Alterations in sleep during pregnancy and postpartum: a review of 30 years of research

Pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood physiologically and psychologically affect a woman's sleep. Hormonal alterations during early pregnancy, enlargement of the fetus during late pregnancy, and a newborn with random sleep-wake patterns all contribute to disrupted sleep. Since the initial study of sleep and pregnancy in 1968, fewer than 20 articles have been published which address alterations in sleep architecture related specifically to childbearing women. Furthermore, many of these studies suffer from small sample sizes and lack statistical power for consistent interpretation and replication of findings. While almost all of these studies included both nulliparas and multiparas in their samples, rarely have effects of parity been reported. The majority of older studies were cross-sectional designs, with comparisons to age-matched healthy controls. More recent studies have been longitudinal designs to describe changes in sleep during the course of pregnancy. However, women's baseline, prepregnancy sleep patterns or sleep histories have not been considered. With very few published reports of sleep changes related to mental health outcomes, we are no closer to understanding the implications of altered sleep patterns on postpartum depression or other women's health outcomes than we were when it was originally questioned 30 years ago.     

国内神经病学核心期刊近11年重症肌无力文献分析

目的分析重症肌无力(myasthenia gravis,MG)文献在国内8种神经病学核心期刊近11年来分布状况和研究现状。方法采用文献计量学方法,以中国知网数据库和万方医学数据库收录的2005—2016年国内8种神经病学领域核心期刊,包括《中华神经科杂志》《中华神经医学杂志》《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》《中国神经精神疾病杂志》《国际脑血管病杂志》《临床神经病学杂志》《中风与神经疾病杂志》《中华老年心脑血管病杂志》所刊载的关于MG文献,对文献分布年代、期刊分布、作者情况、发文机构、文献类型、文献被引情况及研究现状进行分析。结果 2005—2016年该8种期刊刊载MG相关文献共计328篇,以2005年发表文献最多共计43篇(13.1%),其后文献数量基本呈平稳趋势;《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》收录文献最多共计147篇(44.8%);按第一作者统计,发文最多的作者为青岛大学医学院附属医院神经内科的李海峰,共发表论文8篇(2.4%);以第一作者发文单位统计,发文最多机构是青岛大学医学院附属医院,发文量23篇(7.0%);研究内容主要集中在MG的临床治疗、病因学研究、诊断与评估等方面,而临床康复与护理方面的研究缺少。结论《中华神经科杂志》《中华神经医学杂志》《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》《中国神经精神疾病杂志》等8种国内神经病学核心期刊是广大医务工作者获取国内MG文献的重要来源,期刊分布相对集中,作者、机构和地区分布较广,MG的治疗、发病机制、诊断研究在近11年内备受关注。     

《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》2006-2010年载文被引分析

目的分析《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》2006-2010年载文被引情况,评价该杂志的学术水平和载文质量。方法利用中国知识资源总库(China national knowledge internet,CNKI)的中国引文数据库检索《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》2006-2010年所载的论文,根据文献计量学和引文分析法,对载文被引频次、作者群分布、关联期刊和基金发文等方面进行统计分析。结果该杂志2006-2010年共载文722篇,其中308篇被280种CNKI来源期刊引用,总被引频次777次,单篇平均被引次数为1.08次,单篇被引最高次数为15次;其中载文单篇被引用7次以上的作者共37名(12.01%)。载文被引用前3位期刊为《中国神经免疫学和神经病学杂志》、《中国实用神经疾病杂志》、《脑与神经疾病杂志》,共引用109次。发表基金论文110篇(15.24%),其中国家自然科学基金发文最高。结论该刊学术论文质量较高,有一定数量的读者群和较为稳定的关联期刊,办刊质量和学术水平均有较大提高。