The author reports on the responses of 37 psychiatric and related
professional journals to a questionnaire on procedures for selection of
articles and of editors and/or editorial boards, with a focus on possible
sexism in these practices. Results indicated little active effort to
increase representation of women on editorial boards or in the authorship
of journals, although existing practices were not necessarily
discriminatory per se. The author hopes that this report will encourage
more women to submit articles for publication and to seek active
participation in the journals in their field.Abstract Teaser