Analysis of dataset on editorial board composition of Dove Medical Press by continent

ABSTRACT: This article presents the frequency of distribution of editorial members of Dove Medical press, across the world based on their official stated affiliations. Uneven distributions across the six continents were observed and this was confirmed by the Chi-square test of goodness of fit. Further research can focus on data on the gender composition, distribution of the affiliations of the first or corresponding authors of the respective journals, citation and editorial board composition based on the abstraction and indexation of the journals.

SUBMITTER: Okagbue H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6148734 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature