A gendered pattern? Publishing, submission and reviewing in West European Politics
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A gendered pattern? Publishing, submission and reviewing in West European Politics. / Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg; Goetz, Klaus H.; Müller, Wolfgang C.
In: European Political Science, Vol. 21, 2022, p. 430-442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - A gendered pattern?
T2 - Publishing, submission and reviewing in West European Politics
AU - Martinsen, Dorte Sindbjerg
AU - Goetz, Klaus H.
AU - Müller, Wolfgang C.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021, European Consortium for Political Research.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Publication in peer-reviewed journals is of major importance to careers in academia. It has become clear that a considerable gender gap exists in political science journal publishing and a debate on how to confront this gap has got under way. This article examines the gender distribution in publishing (1978–2021), submissions and reviewing (2015 to end of 2020) for West European Politics. We identify a gender gap in publishing, but find a more pronounced gap when it comes to submissions. Over time, there are notable changes in authorship categories. In terms of the review process, we have not found a gender gap in desk-rejects or in the double blind peer review process. However, there is a considerable gender gap in review invitations sent out. In addition, female scholars are somewhat less likely to accept invitations to review than their male colleagues. These observations are in-line with the findings of other political science journals. They underline the need for the discipline to confront, in particular, imbalances in submissions and to identify the reasons behind them, as key means to reduce gender gaps in academia.
AB - Publication in peer-reviewed journals is of major importance to careers in academia. It has become clear that a considerable gender gap exists in political science journal publishing and a debate on how to confront this gap has got under way. This article examines the gender distribution in publishing (1978–2021), submissions and reviewing (2015 to end of 2020) for West European Politics. We identify a gender gap in publishing, but find a more pronounced gap when it comes to submissions. Over time, there are notable changes in authorship categories. In terms of the review process, we have not found a gender gap in desk-rejects or in the double blind peer review process. However, there is a considerable gender gap in review invitations sent out. In addition, female scholars are somewhat less likely to accept invitations to review than their male colleagues. These observations are in-line with the findings of other political science journals. They underline the need for the discipline to confront, in particular, imbalances in submissions and to identify the reasons behind them, as key means to reduce gender gaps in academia.
KW - Gender inequality
KW - Journal publication
KW - Political science
KW - Publication
KW - Review
KW - Submission
KW - West European Politics
U2 - 10.1057/s41304-021-00356-4
DO - 10.1057/s41304-021-00356-4
M3 - Review
AN - SCOPUS:85124338370
VL - 21
SP - 430
EP - 442
JO - European Political Science
JF - European Political Science
SN - 1680-4333
ER -
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