Paper Details

Name: Vinay R S & Sampath Kumar B T
Country: India

Year: 2026
Volume: Volume-13, Issue-1 (January-June)
Page Number: 172-186
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19659262

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to analyse trends in the gender distribution of various editorial roles, affiliations, and occupations of those who perform these roles, as well as the gender makeup of journal editorial boards in the field of library and information science. Data on 243 editors and editorial board members were collected from the websites of the ten most prominent India LIS journals chosen for the study. Data were assessed by role, gender, country, affiliation, and occupation. In Selected Indian LIS journals, researchers discovered that women were significantly underrepresented in editorial roles. This was especially noticeable at the most senior level of editing, that of the editor-in-chief. Most editorial staff were teachers, with few support staff or researchers. In particular, the study looks at the position of women in the field of library and information science. The study's conclusions are based on the proportion of women on the editorial boards of journals related to library and information science. The study is the first of its type to highlight the participation of female scholars and track their impact in the field of library and information science research. From the findings of the study, it is found that there exists a gender disparity in Indian Library and
Information Science journal’s editorial boards.

Keywords: Gender, Gender Disparity, Women, Editorial board, Library and Information
Science