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  • Academic publishing
  • Scholarly communication
  • Peer review process

Background:

  • Existing reports suggest gender-based disparities within the peer-review process.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for ensuring fairness and equity in academic publishing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze gender-based differences in editorial board members' manuscript reviews.
  • To investigate trends in recommendations, turnaround times, and review quality based on reviewer gender and tenure.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of 6062 manuscript reviews from January 2002 to December 2008 using Editorial Manager.
  • Evaluation of reviewer recommendations (acceptance/rejection), agreement with final decisions, review turnaround time, and assigned review grades.
  • Assessment of performance trends with advancing editorial board member tenure.

Main Results:

  • Women reviewers were less likely to recommend acceptance than men (p < 0.003).
  • Median review turnaround time was longer for women (14 days) compared to men (10 days) (p < 0.001).
  • Women received higher quality grades for their reviews more often than men (p < 0.0001), with no difference in agreement with final editorial decisions.

Conclusions:

  • Significant gender-based differences exist in manuscript triage recommendations, review turnaround times, and review quality assessments.
  • Despite these differences, gender does not appear to impact the final editorial decisions on manuscript publication.