Analysis of Industry-Related Payments Among Physician Editors of Pathology Journals. - 2023

CONCLUSIONS: The findings highlight significant gender inequities in industry-related payments to physician editors of pathology journals. The financial relationships of journal editors and industry deserve further study, particularly as they relate to advancing science and closing both workforce and patient care inequities. Copyright © The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of American Society for Clinical Pathology. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail: journals.permissions@oup.com. METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, we examined industry-related compensation (from 2014 to 2020) among physician editors of 35 pathology journals using publicly available data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Open Payments Database. OBJECTIVES: Gender inequities in editorial board representation and physician compensation are well documented, but few studies have focused on how editors of journals are compensated. 62,058 for women (P = .05). The payment range for men was 1- RESULTS: Of the physician editors included, 135 (69.9%) were men and 58 (30.1%) were women. Similar percentages of men and women physicians who were eligible received payments (112/135 [83.0%] men and 51/58 [87.9%] women; P = .38, chi2 test). Of the total transfer of value (


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10.1093/ajcp/aqac147 [doi] 6967505 [pii]


*Periodicals as Topic
*Physicians
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Conflict of Interest
Cross-Sectional Studies
Databases, Factual
Female
Humans
Male
Medicare
United States


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