Gender representation on editorial boards of rheumatology journals
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چکیده
Women are often under-represented on the editorial boards of medical journals.1 To assess if this is case in rheumatology journals, gender representation among editors-in-chief and board members was examined 34 journals included Web Science 2021 Journal Citation Reports (appendix p 1).
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عنوان ژورنال: The Lancet Rheumatology
سال: 2022
ISSN: ['2665-9913']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s2665-9913(22)00157-6