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. 2018 May 18;13(5):e0197141. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197141

Table 1. The number of editors in each specialty, and percentage of editors receiving general payments.

Specialty Number of Editors in each specialty Median (interquartile range) number of Editors in each Journal Number of US Physician Editors Included in Analysis Number (Percent) of Physician Editors receiving Payments
Allergy 123 9.5 (8–14) 64 30 (46%)
Cardiology 180 16 (9.75–26) 133 84 (63%)
Dermatology 249 14.5 (9.5–23.5) 136 46 (33%)
Gastroenterology 184 14.5 (10.5–20.75) 136 94 (69%)
Internal Medicine 153 15.5 (11.25–19) 134 23 (17%)
Neurology 230 13 (9.25–24.75) 100 43 (43%)