Gender of Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) contributors: An analysis of recent years (2008-2016)

•Gender of researchers who published in PAID (2008-2016) was analyzed.•A slight gender imbalance that tends to diminish throughout the years was found.•Men are overrepresented in the last (senior) position of the author by-line.•Age probably plays a role in the (slight) gender imbalance.•No gender differences were found in the number of citations received.

This study aims to identify the gender of researchers who published in Personality and Individual Differences (PAID) during the 2008-2016 period. Of a total of 12,137 authorships, gender could be identified in 11,023 (90.8%). Results show a slight gender imbalance in favor of men that tends to diminish throughout the years, almost reaching parity in the last three years. Data show that: a) gender asymmetry is greater in the number of authorships than in the number of authors (individuals), partly because men tend to publish in a wider range of years during the period studied; b) men are relatively overrepresented in the last (senior) position of the author by-line; and c) in relative terms, women tend to be concentrated in the last years of the period studied. Taken together, these three points suggest that age probably plays a role in the (slight) gender imbalance, as observed in other scientific fields. Regarding the scientific impact of contributors, no gender differences were found in the number of citations received.