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| Editorial advice: monopoly of the rich | | Journals | High* | Medium* | Low* | | American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 88.2 | 11.8 | 0 | | Tropical Medicine and International Health | 82.8 | 10.3 | 6.9 | | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 100 | 0 | 0 | | Acta Tropica | 81.5 | 14.8 | 3.7 | | Leprosy Review | 100 | 0 | 0 | | Annals of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology | 80.9 | 10.6 | 8.5 | | International Journal of Leprosy and Other Mycobacterial Diseases | 52.3 | 42.9 | 4.8 | | Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz | 48.5 | 51.5 | 0 | | Annals of Tropical Paediatrics | 52.2 | 30.4 | 17.4 | | Journal of Tropical Pediatrics | 57.1 | 42.9 | 0 | | Tropical Doctor | 47.3 | 36.8 | 15.8 | | Bulletin de la Societ de Pathologie Exotique | 91.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | *Percentage of members of editorial and advisory boards
in the respective categories of the human development index
Source: British Medical Journal, Vol 328, No 7450, May 22, 2004 | |
The researchers also looked at the origin of authors who published papers between 2000-02. Only 14 per cent were from poor countries. The proportion of papers generated 'exclusively' by authors from poor nations was just 1.7 per cent in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and 7.7 per cent in the Leprosy Review.
These findings are in contrast with the common occurrence of collaborations between scientists of rich and poor countries. The authors suggest a range of initiatives to redress the imbalance, including establishing regional offices for journals in tropical countries.