What The Study Did: Researchers examined changes in the proportion of female corresponding authors in bioRxiv (biorxiv.org) and medRxiv (medrxiv.org), which are online archive and distribution services for unpublished preprint research in the life and health sciences, respectively, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Authors: Mackenzie R. Wehner, M.D, MPhil., of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, is the corresponding author.
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