Gender Influence on Authorship Pattern: A Case Study

ABSTRACT

Little is known about the existing gender disparities in library and information science research. The current study aims to analyze research articles from the Annals of Library and information studies journal from a gender perspective. The study looked at the author’s position in relation to their gender, various patterns of collaboration, and if this has affected citations. This study also attempts to determine the male and female authors’ research interests as the first author. The data were gathered from the Scopus database between 2011 and 2019 and were quantified using bibliometrics. Six distinct authorship patterns were recognized. The findings reveal men in first and last author positions constitute the highest research articles and citations indicating male authors to be more influential compared to females. Additionally, the study findings have provided an overview of the current state of women in library and information science research and highlighted areas where improvements can be made.

KEYWORDS:

• Annals of Library and information studies (ALIS)
• bibliometric
• citation analysis
• female author
• gender diversity
• male author
• research productivity
• scholarly authorship

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).