Subsequent Publication Rate Research Articles

A qualitative study exploring graduated medical residents’ research experiences, barriers to publication and strategies to improve publication rates from medical residents

BackgroundIn Kenya, postgraduate medical residents must complete a research dissertation for their Master of Medicine studies. However, the subsequent publication rate is lower than in higher-income settings, limiting the availability of population-specific data. This study explored residents’ experiences with research, reasons for the low publication rate, and strategies to improve publication rates.MethodsIn-depth interviews were conducted with 9 faculty members and non-academic support staff, as well as 18 Master of Medicine graduates who had successfully completed their research projects, to investigate their experiences with conducting, supervising, and publishing research. The interview data was analysed using inductive thematic analysis. The study also explored strategies to improve publication rates.ResultsThe graduates (former medical residents) described difficult research journeys – from concept development to final submission of dissertation – which discouraged them from seeking publication. Many faculty and staff lacked time or sufficient expertise to successfully guide residents to publication. Departmental research culture, faculty expertise as supervisors and prioritisation of clinical work over research and lack of dedicated research time impacted both residents’ and faculty capacity for research. Strategies to improve publication rates focused on developing faculty research expertise, more protected research time, and a more structured approach to teaching research methodology, including academic writing skills.ConclusionsResidents in low- and middle-income countries such as Kenya encounter systemic and personal challenges to successful publication of research. The ease or difficulty of a resident’s research journey influences their attitudes to subsequent publication. Strategies to improve publication rates can improve the dissemination of relevant research data in such settings.

Oral 23 - Has urological run-through training had an impact on specialist trainee presentation and subsequent publication rates in peer-reviewed journals?

Oral 23 - Has urological run-through training had an impact on specialist trainee presentation and subsequent publication rates in peer-reviewed journals?

Subsequent Publication of Radiological Society of North America Education Exhibits After Solicitation by RadioGraphics

Rationale and ObjectivesTo determine the rate of subsequent publication of education exhibits solicited by RadioGraphics at the 2013 and 2014 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) annual meetings in PubMed-indexed journals. Materials and MethodsThe 2013 and 2014 RSNA meeting programs were reviewed, and all solicited education exhibits were recorded. The PubMed database was searched from 2013 to 2018 to identify peer-reviewed articles published in PubMed-indexed journals that were based upon 2013 and 2014 education exhibits. ResultsOf 2213 education exhibits at the 2013 meeting, 219 (9.9%) were solicited by RadioGraphics, of which 133 (60.7%) have been subsequently published in 25 PubMed-indexed journals. Of 2151 education exhibits at the 2014 meeting, 190 (8.8%) were solicited by RadioGraphics, of which 132 (69.5%) have been subsequently published in 24 PubMed-indexed journals. Among subsequently published education exhibits, most appeared in RadioGraphics for both the 2013 (n = 82; 61.2%) and 2014 (n = 101; 75.9%) meetings. ConclusionsApproximately 65% of education exhibits solicited by RadioGraphics from the 2013 and 2014 RSNA meetings were subsequently published in PubMed-indexed journals within 4-5 years of solicitation. More articles were published in RadioGraphics than in any other journal. These publication rates compare favorably to previously reported scientific abstract subsequent publication rates at major medical society meetings.

Journey from conference presentation to peer-reviewed publication: Do ends really meet?

IntroductionThe National Conference (NATCON) of Anatomical Society of India (ASI) is the preeminent meeting of anatomists in South-east Asia region. In the present study we undertook a quantitative assessment of the abstracts presented orally in three NATCON of ASI held between 2013 and 2015, with regards to rate of subsequent publication in peer reviewed journals. MethodsA detailed electronic literature search was undertaken in indexation databases such as Medline, PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL & Google Scholar to determine whether abstract has been published or not. For abstracts eventually published we noted the time-interval from presentation to publication and the impact factor of the journal when available. ResultsThe effective abstract-to-publication ratio (EAPR) for the three NATCON’s from 2013 to 2015 were noted as 0.034, 0.041 & 0.024 respectively. Survival plot analysis revealed probability of publication increases with time and time-interval adjusted survival plot analysis showed similar shape of curves for all three NATCON’s. Median impact factor of journals for the three NATCON’s were found to be similar with no statistical significance of the difference in values (Kruskal WallisP = 0.883). DiscussionDocumented EAPR values could be used as benchmark to assess quality of future anatomy conferences in India. Analysis of observations showed that probability for improvement in publication rates for NATCON is on the higher side and there is uniformity in standard of research presented in NATCON. Publication rates could further improve with workshops dedicated towards cultivation of research output among young researchers.

Presentation of Original Research at the European Congress of Radiology 2010: Frequency of Publication inMedline-Indexed Journals Within 5 Years After Presentation.

To determine the rate at which original studies presented orally at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2010 were published in Medline-indexed journals and to identify factors predictive of publication. A total of 869 abstracts were included in the study. A Medline search of articles published between March 2010 and February 2015 was conducted to identify articles written by the first, second, and/or last authors of all abstracts published in the Scientific Program of ECR 2010. The publication year, journal, country of origin, subspecialty and nature of the research (i. e., human, animal or technical) were recorded. Between March 2010 and February 2015 a total of 450 abstracts (publication rate, 51.8 %) were subsequently published in 125 Medline-indexed journals, chiefly in European Radiology (11.1 %). 443/450 (98.4 %) articles were published in English language. The subspecialties of molecular imaging and cardiac imaging had the highest publication rates (75.0 % and 62.0 %, respectively), while computer application studies had the lowest (27.6 %). The nature of research, origin of the abstract and subspecialty significantly influenced the subsequent publication rate. More than half of the original studies presented orally at ECR 2010 were subsequently published in Medline-indexed journals. More articles were published in the journal European Radiology than in any other identified journal. · ECR 2010 had a high subsequent publication rate. · Most subsequently published articles were published in radiology journals. · Nearly all articles were published in the English language. · Dollinger M, Zeman F, Müller-Wille R et al. Presentation of Original Research at the European Congress of Radiology 2010: Frequency of Publication in Medline-Indexed Journals Within 5 Years After Presentation. Fortschr Röntgenstr 2017; 190: 327 - 333.

A critical analysis of publication rates of national oncology meeting abstracts in Turkey

Abstract Purpose In this study our aim is to analyze the publication rates of abstracts, which were presented between 2006 and 2011 years in biennial National Cancer Meeting of Turkey (NCM) and Turkish Medical Oncology Society Meeting (TMOSM) and to determine the timely change of publication rates and to predict the quality of the abstracts. Methods All abstracts, which are either accepted as podium or poster presentations in NCM and TMOM between 2006 and 2011, are extracted. Subsequent publication rate of those abstracts were defined by searching PubMed and Turkish Medical Index. Results Between 2006 and 2011, overall 2451 abstracts were presented in annual NC and TMOS meetings. Of these 2451 abstracts, 286 of them (11.7%) were published in consecutive years. Median publication interval was 11 months. While 28 of 286 (9.8%) abstracts were published in national journals, 258 of them (90.2%) were published in international journals. 97 of a total of 424 podium presentations (22.9%) were published. The publication rate was correlated with the type of presentation (OP vs. PP: 22.9% vs. 9.3%, p Conclusions Non-publication of research abstracts is a problem for 88.3% of abstracts of this study. The data presented in this study should lead abstract authors to criticize themselves and find a way to improve their study quality.

Factors Affecting Subsequent Full-text Publication of Papers Presented at the Annual Conference of the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.

To study the factors associated with the subsequent (over next 9 years) full-text publication of papers presented at the 44th National Conference of Indian Academy of Pediatrics (PEDICON), 2007. All papers presented at PEDICON 2007 were searched for subsequent full-text publication over the next 9 years in English-language journals by an internet-based search. The published papers were compared with the conference-abstracts. 74 (16%) of the 450 abstracts presented were subsequently published; 61 (82.4%) in Medline-indexed journals. Majority (50, 67.6%) of the papers was published within the first 36 mo in journals with mean (SD) impact factor of 2.62 (1.63). The factors significantly associated with subsequent publication were papers presented as award papers (P<0.001), those reporting on Interventional trials (P<0.001), and those from medical colleges (P<0.05). On comparison of the conference abstracts with the subsequently published full-papers, 55% had a change in title; authors were changed in 65%, and participants' numbers were dissimilar in 8.6%. There is a need to identify the factors responsible for this low rate of subsequent publication, and interventions to improve it both at institutional and researchers' level.

Fate of abstracts presented at the annual meetings of the American association of clinical anatomists.

A recent study examined the rate of full-length research paper publication following abstract presentation at the British association of clinical anatomists (BACA) annual meetings. The accepted standard for research dissemination is peer-reviewed publication following presentation at a national or international meeting. The study objectives were quantitative assessment of the abstracts presented at the American Association of Clinical Anatomists' (AACA) annual meetings with regards to the rate of subsequent full-length publication and comparison to BACA publication rates. All abstracts presented at the AACA annual meetings between 2003 and 2010 were analysed. MEDLINE was searched to identify peer-reviewed publications arising from each presented abstract. In total, 1,120 abstracts were presented with 22.9% (n = 257) subsequently published as full-length research papers. The mean number of abstracts presented each year was 140.0 ± 35.9. The median time to publication was 16 months. Chi-squared analysis showed the publication rate of abstracts presented at AACA (22.9%) was not statistically significantly different to BACA (20.4%) (P = 0.09). A total of 11.3% (n = 29) of the articles were published as full-length research articles before presentation as an abstract at an AACA meeting compared to 5.4% of abstracts presented at a BACA meeting. These rates are lower but comparable to those of surgical specialty meetings. Further work should try to identify any concerning reasons for the reduced rate of abstract publication in anatomical research. Clin. Anat. 30:140-144, 2017. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication of Abstracts Presented at an International Emergency Medicine Scientific Meeting: Outcomes and Comparison With the Previous Meeting.

Scientific presentations at professional organization meetings have long been recognized as a method of providing up-to-date and novel information to both the medical and scientific community. After abstract presentation at a medical conference, the subsequent publication rate of full-text articles is variable, and few studies have examined this topic with respect to international emergency medicine conferences. This study's goals were to determine the publication rate of articles resulting from abstracts presented at the 12th International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2008 in San Francisco, Calif, and to compare this with data from the previous International Conference on Emergency Medicine 2006 conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. We found a reduction in publication rate from 33.2% in 2006 to 22.8% in 2008 and that the host country furnished a greater proportion of the abstracts. It would be interesting to examine how these potential trends played out over more extended periods.

Presentation to publication: proportion of abstracts published for ESPR, SPR and IPR.

Advancement of knowledge requires presentation and publication of high-quality scientific research. Studies submitted for presentation undergo initial peer review before acceptance and the rate of subsequent publication may be taken as an indicator of access to publication for pediatric radiology studies. Evaluate the proportion of abstracts also published in journals for pediatric radiology conferences and identify factors associated with publication success. All Medline articles that originated from oral presentations at the European Society for Paediatric Radiology (ESPR), the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) or the International Pediatric Radiology (IPR) conferences between 2010 - 2012 were evaluated. Descriptive statistics to evaluate published and unpublished groups were calculated overall and split by characteristics of the abstracts such as number of authors. Overall number of abstracts published was 300/715 (41.9%), with most articles published in radiology specific journals (181/300; 60.3%), with median impact factor 2.31 (interquartile range [IQR]: 1.65-3.14, range: 0-18.03). Those published after the conference (262/300, 87.6%) had a median time to publication of 18 months and for those published before, the median time was -11 months. Median sample size in published articles was 52 (IQR: 33-105, range: 1-6,351). Of pediatric radiology oral abstracts, 41.9% achieve publication after a period of at least 3 years from presentation. Studies originating from certain countries and on certain subspecialty topics were more likely to get published.

Publication rates of full-text journal articles converted from abstracts presented during the 22(nd) Turkish National Urology Congress.

To analyze the publication rates of full-text journal articles converted from the abstracts presented in the 22(nd) Turkish National Urology Congress in 2012. A total of 576 abstracts accepted for presentation at the 22(nd) Turkish National Urology Association Meeting were identified from the published abstract book. The abstracts were categorized into subsections such as endourology and pediatric urology. The subsequent publication rate for the studies was evaluated by scanning PubMed Medline. Abstracts published before the proceedings were excluded from the study. The abstracts were categorized as being presented orally (n=155), by poster (n=421), or by video (n=78). Of the 28 (18.3%) of 155 oral and 34 (8.15%) of 421 poster presentations, were subsequently published in several journals until March 2015. The publication rates of the abstracts based on urology subsections were as follows: neurology (25%), andrology (18.6%), endourology (17.2%), urolithiasis (15.3%), general urology (12.5%), infectious diseases (7.14%), pediatric urology (6.25%), uro-gynecology (6.06%), reconstructive urology (5.8%), and urooncology (3.8%). The average time to publication was 11.77 (0-33) months. This is the first study assessing the publication rates of abstracts presented at a Turkish National Urology Congress. It reveals that more qualified randomized studies need to be done to improve the rate of publication.

Conversion rates of abstracts to publications from the Irish Society of Urology Annual Meeting (2005–2011) – Questioning the scientific value of national urological meetings for smaller European nations

Background: Large annual scientific meetings such as the American Urological Association (AUA) and the European Association of Urology (EUA) have abstract conversion rates into publication of 37%−48%. There are no data on the conversion rates from national meetings of smaller European countries. Our objective was to present the conversion rates and manuscript characteristics of the Irish Society of Urology (ISU) annual meeting over a seven-year period (2005–2011), and to demonstrate the value, viability and sustainability of such a meeting as a model for other small national research programmes. Methods: All abstracts presented at the ISU annual meeting between 2005 and 2011 were identified. The subsequent publication rate following the meetings was established for the corresponding studies based on a Medline scan. A range of characteristics associated with subsequent publication were analysed using the logistic regression of the dichotomous variable of publications vs. non-publication of each factor. Results: Overall, 46% of the 322 abstracts presented at the ISU meeting were followed by publication into Medline-indexed journals with a mean impact factor of 2.6. A total of 74% abstracts were published within two years. Oral presentations were more likely to be published than posters ( p &lt; 0.0001), and prospective clinical research was more likely to be published in a journal with a higher impact factor than retrospective analyses ( p = 0.033); the mean time to publication was 16.7 months. Conclusions: Almost half the abstracts presented at the ISU were subsequently published in peer-reviewed journals, the majority within two years. This compares favourably with larger urological meetings, and provides an incentive to other smaller countries within Europe to continue with national research programmes.

Publication rate of abstracts presented at the emergency medicine congresses held by the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) in 2011 and 2012

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to assess the publication rate of the abstracts presented at the 6th Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress, 2011 and the 7th European Congress on Emergency...

PTU-009 Are Publication Rates From Regional Meetings Comparable With Those From National Meetings?

IntroductionThe pinnacle for SPRs who undertake research is to initially present in abstract form at national and international meetings and ultimately publish in peer-reviewed journals. We have previously shown that...

What is the fate of the abstracts submitted at the French Congress of Digestive and Hepato-biliary Surgery?

The aim of this study was to objectively analyze the characteristics of abstracts submitted to the annual joint congress of the SFCD (French Society of Digestive Surgery) and the ACBHT (Association of Hepato-biliary Surgery and Transplantation), in order to identify factors associated with acceptance for presentation at the Congress and of subsequent publication in a scientific journal. All abstracts submitted between 2005 and 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Univariate and multivariate analysis were perfomed to determine the factors associated with acceptance for presentation at the Congress and/or for subsequent publication in the medical literature (based on PubMed). The number of submissions increased from 128 in 2005 to 223 in 2012, i.e., an increase of 74.2%. Among the 1352 abstracts, 1106 (81.8%) were retrospective studies while only 15 (1.1%) were randomized controlled trials. The two principal themes were hepato-bilio-pancreatic surgery in 606 studies (44.8%) and colorectal surgery in 364 studies (26.9%). The overall rate of acceptance for the Congress was 49.9%, of which 21.0% were accepted for oral presentation. In multivariate analysis, the factors associated with acceptance for oral presentation were the geographic origin of the study (P<0.001), studies including >100 patients (P=0.01), and the prospective nature of the study (P=0.045). The rate of subsequent publication was 61.9% for studies accepted for oral presentation, 39.7% for studies accepted for poster presentation, and 25.9% for studies that were not accepted (P<0.001). In multivariate analysis, the factors associated with subsequent publication were geographic origin of the study (P=0.003), the experimental character of the study (P<0.001), and acceptance for presentation at the Congress (P<0.001). Only half of the studies submitted for presentation at the annual Congress of the SFCD/ACBHT are accepted; this nevertheless constitutes a quality measure associated with nearly a 50% chance of subsequent publication in the medical literature.

Assessment of reporting quality of conference abstracts in sports injury prevention according to CONSORT and STROBE criteria and their subsequent publication rate as full papers

BackgroundThe preliminary results of a study are usually presented as an abstract in conference meetings. The reporting quality of those abstracts and the relationship between their study designs and full paper publication rate is unknown. We hypothesized that randomized controlled trials are more likely to be published as full papers than observational studies.Methods154 oral abstracts presented at the World Congress of Sports Injury Prevention 2005 Oslo and the corresponding full paper publication were identified and analysed. The main outcome measures were frequency of publication, time to publication, impact factor, CONSORT (for Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) score, STROBE (for Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) score, and minor and major inconsistencies between the abstract and the full paper publication.ResultsOverall, 76 of the 154 (49%) presented abstracts were published as full papers in a peer-reviewed journal with an impact factor of 1.946 ± 0.812. No significant difference existed between the impact factor for randomized controlled trials (2.122 ± 1.015) and observational studies (1.913 ± 0.765, p = 0.469). The full papers for the randomized controlled trials were published after an average (SD) of 17 months (± 13 months); for observational studies, the average (SD) was 12 months (± 14 months) (p = 0.323). A trend was observed in this study that a higher percentage of randomized controlled trial abstracts were published as full papers (71% vs. 47%, p = 0.078) than observational trials. The reporting quality of abstracts, published as full papers, significantly increased compared to conference abstracts both in randomized control studies (CONSORT: 5.7 ± 0.7 to 7.2 ± 1.3; p = 0.018, CI -2.7 to -0.32) and in observational studies (STROBE: 8.2 ± 1.3 to 8.6 ± 1.4; p = 0.007, CI -0.63 to -0.10). All of the published abstracts had at least one minor inconsistency (title, authors, research center, outcome presentation, conclusion), while 65% had at least major inconsistencies (study objective, hypothesis, study design, primary outcome measures, sample size, statistical analysis, results, SD/CI). Comparing the results of conference and full paper; results changed in 90% vs. 68% (randomized, controlled studies versus observational studies); data were added (full paper reported more result data) in 60% vs. 30%, and deleted (full paper reported fewer result data) in 40% vs. 30%.ConclusionsNo significant differences with respect to type of study (randomized controlled versus observational), impact factor, and time to publication existed for the likelihood that a World Congress of Sports Injury conference abstract could be published as a full paper.

Subsequent publication rate of studies from India presented at the annual congresses of SIOP

Subsequent publication as a complete manuscript is a desirable end-point for studies presented at scientific meetings. Between 2001 and 2005, 191 studies from India were presented at annual congresses of the International Society of Paediatric Oncology. Of these 24 (12.6%) were published with a median time to publication of 20 months. This subsequent publication rate is lower than previous reports of SPR for either paediatric or oncological meetings. A lower proportion of oral presentations and randomised clinical trials (RCTs) could partly explain our findings. Further research is needed to understand barriers to subsequent publication of presented data from India.

Analysis and Publication Rates of Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine (CDIM) Annual Meeting Abstracts 1995–2005

Background: s presented at meetings may be a reflection of the meeting's quality. Summary: The goal is to determine purpose, content areas, research design, and subsequent publication rates of abstracts presented at Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine's annual meetings. s presented in 1995–2005 were analyzed. A total of 201 abstracts were analyzed and coded. The purpose of the majority of the studies was description (155, 77%), 44 (22%) were justification studies, and 2 (1%) were clarification studies. In all, 109 (54%) assessed the relationship between teaching and student performance. Seven (4%) were studies about how students learn, study, solve problems, obtain medical knowledge, and think critically. Nineteen (10%) were studies about students’ noncognitive skills, professionalism, interpersonal skills, and well-being studies. In all, 29 (14%) were measurement studies assessing reliability or validity of assessments. Twenty (10%) focused on career or faculty development pertaining to either faculty or residents. Research design of most studies was descriptive or pre-experimental (175, 87%), some were quasi-experimental (13, 7%), and two thirds (135, 66%) were not published as full articles in peer-reviewed journals. and there was an upward trend in publication rates. Conclusions: These findings may serve as an indicator of the quality of the educational meeting. It may further stimulate efforts to develop programs to help program attendees achieve scholarly publications for work presented and serve as a benchmark against which future meetings may be judged.

Editorial: Presentation to publication

Patel et al.1 describe the subsequent publication rates of 3827 abstracts that were presented at the 2003, 2004, and 2005 annual meetings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Overall, approximately 1 in 3 abstracts presented at these meetings eventually found their way into full peer-reviewed articles published in significant journals. Oral presentations (41%) were somewhat more likely to be published than those in poster format (29%). No significant difference in publication rates between the 2 societies was found, suggesting that organized neurosurgery supports both equally. Remarkably similar equipoise was also noted when these presentations came to be published. Approximately half of the 1243 presentationderived articles were divided equally between the Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery. As the authors note in their Discussion, the rate of conversion of meeting abstract to full publication is at the lower end of the range when compared with similarly published trends from meetings of our colleagues in other subspecialties. It would be interesting to know whether the large majority of presentations that never reached publication were ever submitted. This would highlight where additional scholarly effort might best be focused, at the input stage by the meeting selection committee or at the output stage by the authors themselves. On the other hand, when authors did publish, the majority of full papers came out expeditiously within the 1st year after the meeting. Patel et al. should be commended for presenting the first available description of publication trends for organized neurosurgery’s 2 largest annual meetings. They have shown us that while there is room for scholarly improvement, there also appears to be room for both major venues. In either case, it is clear that all neurosurgeons must continue to take their best work first to 1 of these 2 excellent meetings. Disclosure

Randomized Clinical Trials Presented at the World Congress of Endourology: How Is the Quality of Reporting?

To assess the quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) presented in abstract form at the annual World Congress of Endourology (WCE) and evaluate their course of subsequent publication. All RCTs presented in abstract form at the 2004, 2005, and 2006 WCE annual meetings were identified for review. Quality of reporting was assessed by applying a standardized 14-item evaluation tool based on the Consolidated Standards for the Reporting of Trials (CONSORT) statement. The subsequent publication rate for the corresponding studies by scanning Medline was also evaluated. Appropriate statistical analysis was performed. A total of 94 RCTs (3.5% of 2669) were identified for review: 21 in 2004, 36 in 2005, and 37 in 2006. Overall, 45 (47.3% of the total) were subsequently published as a full length indexed manuscript with a mean time to publication of 16.4 ± 13.2 months. Approximately 61 (60%) identified the study design as RCT in the abstract title. None reported the method of randomization. In studies that reported blinding (seven, 11% of 62), five were double blinded and two single blinded. Adverse events were reported in 38% of cases. Only 10% of the abstracts complied fully with more than 10 items according to our CONSORT-based checklist, whereas the majority of them failed to comply with most of the CONSORT requirements. Although representing a small portion of the overall number of abstracts, there has been a steady increase of presentation of RCTs at the WCE over the assessed 3-year period. Most of the time they are recognized as RCTs in the abstract title. When applying the CONSORT criteria, necessary information to assess their methodologic quality is incomplete in some cases.