Authorship inequalities in global health research: the IeDEA Southern Africa collaboration.

Veronika W SkrivankovaStefanie HossmannMorna CornellMarie BallifCarole DupontJacqueline HuwaKonstantinos SeintaridisThokozani KaluaGilles WandelerReshma KassanjeeAndreas D HaasKarl-Gunter TechnauLukas FennerNicola LowMary-Ann DaviesMatthias Egger

Published in: BMJ global health (2023)

This analysis of a global health collaboration co-led by South African and Swiss investigators showed little evidence of authorship parasitism. There were stark inequalities in authorship position, with women occupying more first and men more last author positions and researchers from LLMIC being 'stuck in the middle' on the byline. Global health research collaborations should monitor, analyse and address authorship inequalities.

Keyphrases

global health
public health
polycystic ovary syndrome
type diabetes
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
cervical cancer screening