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 -