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Breakdown of gender distribution across 3 years, (A) yearly and (B) monthly for first, middle and last authors on all submissions (n = 796). There was a downtick in female first and last authors at around the time many parts of the world went in to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns. (C) Responses of female reviewers who were unavailable also increased and those who agreed to review decreased in 2020.
