Abstract
Objective
The primary aim of this study is to compare the authorship in the Journal of Neurourology
and Urodynamics (NAU) and the International Urogynecology Journal (IUJ) across two
categories: country members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) and non-members of OECD (non-OECD). The secondary aim is to explore the obstacles
in publishing in these two journals.
Study design
NAU and IUJ articles between June 2014 and June 2018 were manually screened and divided
into 2 categories depending on the country of affiliation of the corresponding author:
OECD versus non-OECD. They were then divided into seven different types depending
on the scope of the article. An online anonymous lime survey was then used to get
the opinions of corresponding authors from non-OECD countries regarding obstacles
to publishing.
Results
The OECD countries, representing 17.0% of the world population contributed to 85.4%
of the 1885 articles evaluated, whereas only 14.6% originated from non-OECD countries.
The distribution of the article types was comparable between the 2 groups. Out of
194 corresponding authors from non-OECD countries, 35 (18.7%) returned a completely
filled survey that could be included in the analysis. Lack of funding, language barrier,
and perceived bias were acknowledged as barriers to research and publishing. The majority
of corresponding authors believed that international collaboration can improve the
quality of research.
Conclusions
The majority of NAU and IUJ articles originate from countries belonging to the OECD
group. The uneven representation could be due to gaps in research activity, to obstacles
in submission or both.
Abbreviations:
NAU (Journal of Neurourology and Urodynamics), IUJ (International Urogynecological Journal), OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development), Non-OECD (non-members of OECD), ICS (International Continence Society), IUGA (International Urogynecological Association), PFD (pelvic floor disorders), HIC (high-income countries), IRB (Institutional Review Board), GDP (Gross Domestic Product), HDI (Human Development Index), LMIC (Low- and Middle-Income Countries)Keywords
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: August 28, 2019
Accepted:
August 27,
2019
Received in revised form:
August 23,
2019
Received:
May 13,
2019
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