TY - JOUR
T1 - Are Abstracts Presented at the EAU Meeting Followed by Publication in Peer-Reviewed Journals?. A Critical Analysis
AU - Autorino, Riccardo
AU - Quarto, Giuseppe
AU - Di Lorenzo, Giuseppe
AU - De Sio, Marco
AU - Damiano, Rocco
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - Purpose: Our goal was to assess the rate and time-course of peer-reviewed publication of abstracts presented at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting and to identify factors predictive of publication. Methods: All abstracts accepted for presentation at the 2000 and 2001 EAU annual meetings were identified from the related published supplements in European Urology. The subsequent publication rate was estimated for the corresponding studies based on a scan of Medline covering a 5-year period following the meetings. We examined whether the following factors were associated with publication rate: research type, study subject, and country of origin. The analysis was performed using logistic regression of the dichotomous variable of publication versus non-publication and the candidate factors. Results: Overall, 47.3% of 1406 abstracts presented at the EAU meetings were followed by publication in peer-reviewed journals. Pre-clinical research studies were more likely to be published than clinical studies (53.3% vs 45%, p <0.05). Prospective series were more likely to be published than retrospective ones (46.5% vs 32.2%, p <0.05). Studies presented at the meetings were mostly from Europe (74.2%). Mean time to publication was 8.6 months, and in most cases, the reports were published in The Journal of Urology and European Urology. The mean IF of journals where papers were published was 1.95. Conclusions: Almost half of the abstracts presented at the EAU are ultimately published in peer-reviewed journals, usually within 2 years after presentation. The publication rate differs significantly according to country of origin, study subject, and research type.
AB - Purpose: Our goal was to assess the rate and time-course of peer-reviewed publication of abstracts presented at the European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Meeting and to identify factors predictive of publication. Methods: All abstracts accepted for presentation at the 2000 and 2001 EAU annual meetings were identified from the related published supplements in European Urology. The subsequent publication rate was estimated for the corresponding studies based on a scan of Medline covering a 5-year period following the meetings. We examined whether the following factors were associated with publication rate: research type, study subject, and country of origin. The analysis was performed using logistic regression of the dichotomous variable of publication versus non-publication and the candidate factors. Results: Overall, 47.3% of 1406 abstracts presented at the EAU meetings were followed by publication in peer-reviewed journals. Pre-clinical research studies were more likely to be published than clinical studies (53.3% vs 45%, p <0.05). Prospective series were more likely to be published than retrospective ones (46.5% vs 32.2%, p <0.05). Studies presented at the meetings were mostly from Europe (74.2%). Mean time to publication was 8.6 months, and in most cases, the reports were published in The Journal of Urology and European Urology. The mean IF of journals where papers were published was 1.95. Conclusions: Almost half of the abstracts presented at the EAU are ultimately published in peer-reviewed journals, usually within 2 years after presentation. The publication rate differs significantly according to country of origin, study subject, and research type.
KW - Abstract
KW - Peer review
KW - Publication
KW - Scientific meeting
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U2 - 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.eururo.2006.10.024
M3 - Article
C2 - 17084516
AN - SCOPUS:33846264113
VL - 51
SP - 833
EP - 840
JO - European Urology
JF - European Urology
SN - 0302-2838
IS - 3
ER -