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Study Reveals Authorship Inequities in Global Health Research within Family Medicine Journals of High-Income Countries
- A recent study examines authorship dynamics in global health research conducted in low- and middle-income countries but published in family medicine journals of high-income countries.
- Researchers focused on publications from journals with editorial offices in high-income countries featuring research from LMICs, analyzing 1,030 articles, with 431 meeting inclusion criteria.
- The study highlights an increase in family medicine research from LMICs, especially in upper-middle-income countries, indicating a shift towards recognizing diverse contributions.
- Authorship imbalance is evident, with senior authors from high-income countries dominating papers on low-income countries, raising concerns about knowledge production disparities.
- Senior authorship often dictates study design and interpretations, reflecting a potential perpetuation of neo-colonial patterns in research from underserved settings.
- Articles with HIC authors tend to have higher citation rates, pointing to challenges in visibility and academic impact faced by LMIC researchers.
- The study advocates for decolonizing research practices, promoting collaboration, and enhancing authorship equity to address systemic biases and empower LMIC researchers.
- Calls for inclusive editorial policies, diverse peer-review practices, and alternative evaluation metrics to foster diversity and mitigate disparities in academic recognition.
- Authorship equity is crucial for fostering globally inclusive and contextually relevant research in family medicine, addressing structural imbalances within scholarly ecosystems.
- The study's findings underscore the necessity for concerted efforts by stakeholders to advance global health equity and ensure fair distribution of leadership and credit in research.
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