Deciphering the Editorial Boards of Scopus Indexed LIS Journals: Examining Gender Disparity and Participation
Keywords:
Librarianship, Women Representation, Gender Study, Scopus, LIS Education, LIS Journals, Editorial BoardsAbstract
Women have historically been constrained and given fewer chances, despite the fact that men and women share equal interest in academic pursuits due to a variety of societal factors. But as time went on, more and more women began to hold significant roles and places in academics. This study analyses 170 Library and information science journals and its 5585 editorial board members indexed in the Scopus database, focusing on the chief editorial positions to understand and estimate the possible existence of gender disparities. According to the findings, women continue to be underrepresented on editorial boards and in chief editorial board positions of LIS journals when compared to male editorial board members. It was discovered that there are more male editorial board members overall (59.57%) than female editorial board members overall (40.429%), as well as more male chief editors overall (61.032%) than female chief editors overall (38.96%).
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