ABSTRACT

Studies of archaeology publishing demonstrate a persistent imbalance in the ratio of male and female authors. We present an analysis of the world archaeology journal Antiquity using submissions and editorial decisions data (2015–2020). We identify a recurrent ratio of one female for every two male authors across measures including all listed authors, solo and first-named authors, and team authorship. Disaggregating author gender by country and region of corresponding author, however, reveals substantial variation, opening a new avenue for understanding of global trends in archaeology publishing. We also assess peer review and editorial decision-making in relation to author gender, finding no evidence of bias and, using the 2020 data, we look for any potential gendered impact of Covid-19, finding solo female authors may have been more affected than those working in teams. We contextualize the results in relation to initiatives to diversify authorship, including capacity-building programs for early career researchers.

摘要

考古学出版研究表明，男性和女性作者的比例一直存在失衡。我们对世界考古学期刊Antiquity进行了分析使用提交和编辑决定数据（2015-2020）。我们在所有列出的作者、独立作者和第一作者以及团队作者身份等指标中确定了每两位男性作者中一位女性的经常性比率。然而，按通讯作者的国家和地区对作者性别进行分类，揭示了巨大的差异，为了解考古学出版的全球趋势开辟了一条新途径。我们还评估了与作者性别相关的同行评审和编辑决策，没有发现任何偏见的证据，并且使用 2020 年的数据，我们寻找 Covid-19 的任何潜在性别影响，发现单身女性作者受到的影响可能比那些在团队中工作的人。我们将结果与使作者身份多样化的举措相关，包括针对早期职业研究人员的能力建设计划。