Editorial board, editor-in-chief/managing/executive editors’ gender composition of the ten journals publishing the most sub-Saharan Africa women in first authorship position*
| Rank | Journal name | Total leadership N(1010) (EB+EIC +managing/ executive editors) | N (editorial board) and breakdown by gender | Editors-in-chief (2014–2016) | Managing editors/executive Editors (2014–2016) | Gender breakdown by total leadership |
| 1 | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine | 25 | 24 Men: 17 Women: 7 | Men: 1 Women: 0 | N/A | Men: 72% Women: 28% |
| 2 | African Journal of Reproductive Health | 12 | 11 Men: 7 Women: 4 | Men: 1 Women: 0 | N/A | Men: 66.7% Women: 33.3% |
| 3 | South African Medical Journal | 2 | N/A | Men: 0 Women: 2 | N/A | N/A (could not calculate due to lack of info.) |
| 4 | Global Health Action | 13 | 12 Men: 6 Women: 6 | Men: 1 Women: 0 | N/A | Men: 53.8% Women: 46.2% |
| 5 | Pan African Medical Journal | 49 | 46 Men: 37 Women: 9 | N/A | Men: 2 Women: 1 | Men: 79.5% Women: 20.4% |
| 6 | BMC Public Health | 230 | 225 Men: 124 Women: 101 | Men: 5 Women: 0 | N/A | Men: 56.1% Women: 43.9% |
| 7 | BMC Health Services Research | 342 | 340 Men: 189 Women: 151 | N/A | Men:1 Women:1 | Men: 55.6% Women: 44.4% |
| 8 | BMC Research Notes | 285 | 284 Men: 215 Women: 69 | N/A | Man:1 Woman:0 | Men: 75.8% Women: 24.2% |
| 9 | PLOS ONE | 2 | N/A | Man: 1 Woman: 0 | Man:1 Woman:0 | N/A ((could not calculate due to lack of info.) |
| 10 | Malaria Journal | 50 | 49 Men: 33 Women: 16 | Men: 1 Women: 0 | N/A | Men: 68% Women: 32% |
*The total N includes editor-in-chief, managing/executive editor and editorial board members for each journal. Several journals had more than one editor-in-chief between 2014 and 2016. Several journals (PLOS ONE; Pan African Medical Journal, BMC Health Services Research, BMC Research Notes) utilised different leadership titles such as ‘Executive Editor’ or ‘Managing Editor’ and these are captured separately. For journals where information on the editorial boards was not accessible, we have labelled them as ‘N/A’.
NA, not available.