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Comparative Study
. 2001 Dec;13(4):460-4.
doi: 10.1046/j.1035-6851.2001.00262.x.

Abstract to publication ratio for papers presented at scientific meetings: how does emergency medicine compare?

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Comparative Study

Abstract to publication ratio for papers presented at scientific meetings: how does emergency medicine compare?

A Walby et al. Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2001 Dec.

Abstract

Objectives: The aims of the present study were to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented by Australasian emergency physicians at major emergency medicine meetings and to identify the site of publication of papers.

Method: All free paper abstracts presented (oral and poster) by Australasian emergency physicians and trainees at five Australasian College for Emergency Medicine/Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine and International Conference on Emergency Medicine meetings between 1995 and 1998 were identified retrospectively from conference programmes. In order to determine whether or not the abstract had been published, the PubMed database (http://www4.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/PubMed/) was searched using the presenter's name and key words from the abstract. In addition, a hand search of the non-abstracted journal Emergency Medicine was conducted.

Results: Of the 207 free paper abstracts identified, 73 (35%) had been published as full articles. Papers were published in a variety of journals; however, Emergency Medicine accounted for almost half the published papers. The mean time between presentation and publication was 12.6 months (median 11 months).

Conclusion: The abstract to publication rate for papers presented by Australasian emergency physicians and trainees at Australasian College for Emergency Medicine/Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine and International Conference on Emergency Medicine meetings is 35%, which is lower than that reported by some other established specialities, but comparable to rates reported for US-based national and international emergency medicine meetings. Future research should look at barriers to the publication of findings and ways to assist the publication process.

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  • Publish or perish: easier said than done.
    Tintinalli J. Tintinalli J. Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2001 Dec;13(4):407-8. doi: 10.1046/j.1035-6851.2001.00258.x. Emerg Med (Fremantle). 2001. PMID: 11903424 No abstract available.

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