Abstract
BackgroundTo determine the rate of publication in a peer-reviewed journal for all oral presentations made at the Canadian Society for Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meetings from 2006–2010.MethodsAll abstracts were searched by keywords and authors’ names in Medline via PubMed and Google Scholar. Authors of presented abstracts not found to be published were contacted directly for further information.Results50.5% of presented abstracts (n = 198) were subsequently published with an average time to publication of 21 months. For those abstracts found not to be published 74.6% (n = 167) of authors responded with further information about their research, 66% (n = 89) of abstracts with author response that were not published were never submitted for publication. Authors’ main reasons for not publishing were that the research was still in process (34%, n = 21) or that a resident or fellow working on the project “had moved on” (26%, n = 16).ConclusionThe publication rate for the Canadian Society for Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meetings from 2006–2010 is within the range reported by other conferences and specifically other Canadian conferences in different specialties; however, roughly half of presentations went on to be published. The main barrier to publication was bringing projects to the submission stage and not rejection by journals. Resources such as more time for research or personnel to coordinate projects may result in a greater rate of project completion.
Highlights
To determine the rate of publication in a peer-reviewed journal for all oral presentations made at the Canadian Society for Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meetings from 2006–2010
Otolaryngology publication rates have varied with the American Academy of Otolaryngology reporting 32% and later 50% while the UK Otorhinolaryngological Research Society (ORS) reports 69% [5,11,16]
A greater number of responses from researchers about why their work was not submitted for publication would have added to the validity of our survey results. Studies of this nature often highlight the importance of ensuring quality in academic meetings
Summary
To determine the rate of publication in a peer-reviewed journal for all oral presentations made at the Canadian Society for Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery’s Annual Meetings from 2006–2010. One of the accepted measures of quality is the ability of presenters to publish their research in peer-reviewed journals; previous work has been performed to determine publication rates from various academic meetings. Research from around the world and across medical disciplines has reported a range of publication rates from 27-81%, influenced by. The mean time from presentation to publication has been reported to range from 15.8-25.3 months; a study on the Canadian Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the American Pediatric Surgery Association found that 93% of abstracts were published within 1-year of presentation [3,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13]. Otolaryngology publication rates have varied with the American Academy of Otolaryngology reporting 32% and later 50% while the UK Otorhinolaryngological Research Society (ORS) reports 69% [5,11,16]
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