Editorial: In celebration of women in molecular and cellular reproduction

Abstract

Throughout history, women have made significant contributions to research buthave often faced challenges and barriers to being recognized and valued on equal termswith their male counterparts. In this regard, the role of women in scientific publicationsis a crucial topic in the academic and scientific realm. Although the proportion ofwomen co-authoring scientific papers has increased over the past 2 decades,inequalities still exist in representation and recognition reflected in their position asfirst or last authors, citation index and the negative correlation between journal rankand the percentage of women co-authors (Holman et al., 2018).