Where there is no local author

A network bibliometric analysis of authorship parasitism among research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa

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ID21880181
AutoresChris A Rees (0000-0001-6449-0377, Emory University, autor correspondente), Mohsin Ali (0000-0002-3825-3068, Hospital for Sick Children), Rodrick Kisenge (0000-0002-3273-8136, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences), Readon C Ideh (Department of Pediatrics, John F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia, Liberia), Stephanie J Sirna (0009-0002-7675-2236, Cornell University), Carl D Britto (Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston, Massachusetts, USA), Carl Britto (0000-0002-1674-8801, T1D Exchange), Peter N Kazembe (0000-0002-7445-0405, Baylor Children's Foundation-Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi), Michelle Niescierenko (0000-0001-7631-8187, Boston Children's Hospital), Christopher Duggan (0000-0001-8083-8193, Boston Children's Hospital), Christopher P Duggan (Boston Children's Hospital), Karim Manji (0000-0002-7069-6408, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences), Karim P Manji (Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences)
Ano2021
Volume6
Fascículo10
Páginase006982
Data de publicação2021-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBMJ Global Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2059-7908 • E-ISSN: 2059-7908
EditoraBMJ (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1136/bmjgh-2021-006982
PMID34706882
OpenAlexW3210250846
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas32

INTRODUCTION: Authorship parasitism (ie, no authors affiliated with the country in which the study took place) occurs frequently in research conducted in low-income and middle-income countries, despite published recommendations defining authorship criteria. The objective was to compare characteristics of articles exhibiting authorship parasitism in sub-Saharan Africa to articles with author representation from sub-Saharan African countries. METHODS: A bibliometric review of articles indexed in PubMed published from January 2014 through December 2018 reporting research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa was performed. Author affiliations were assigned to countries based on regular expression algorithms. Choropleth maps and network diagrams were created to determine where authorship parasitism occurred, and multivariable logistic regression was used to determine associated factors. RESULTS: Of 32 061 articles, 14.8% (n=4754) demonstrated authorship parasitism, which was most common among studies from Somalia (n=175/233, 75.1%) and Sao Tome and Principe (n=20/28, 71.4%). Authors affiliated with USA and UK institutions were most commonly involved in articles exhibiting authorship parasitism. Authorship parasitism was more common in articles: published in North American journals (adjusted OR (aOR) 1.26, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.50) than in sub-Saharan African journals, reporting work from multiple sub-Saharan African countries (aOR 8.41, 95% CI 7.30 to 9.68) compared with work from upper-middle income sub-Saharan African countries, with 10 authors, and was less common in articles published in French (aOR 0.60, 95% CI 0.41 to 0.85) than English. CONCLUSIONS: Authorship parasitism was common in articles reporting research conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. There were reliable predictors of authorship parasitism. Investigators and institutions in high-income countries, as well as funding agencies and journals should promote research from sub-Saharan Africa, including its publication, in a collaborative and equitable manner

Geography · Logistic regression · Sociology · Academic Writing and Publishing · Demography · Diversity and Career in Medicine · Medicine · scientometrics and bibliometrics research