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Indexation Gap as a Form of Systemic Exclusion in Authorship and Publication of Gender-Transformative Sexual and Reproductive Health from Francophone West Africa
The Open Public Health Journal
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06 Nov 2026 •
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
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DOI: 10.2174/01187494456503261019113700
Abstract
The aim of gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health research is to improve sexual and reproductive health by challenging the unequal power dynamics and structures that perpetuate disparities. This letter to the editor aims to explore the role of the indexing gap as a form of systemic exclusion in the authorship and publication of gender-transformative sexual and reproductive health research from Francophone West Africa. The article draws on findings from a scoping review conducted by the School of Public Health at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.
Keywords : Gender-transformative, Disparities, Sexual, Reproductive, West Africa, Publication, Indexing.
