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. 2014 Spring;28(1):32-40.
doi: 10.7899/JCE-13-14. Epub 2013 Dec 2.

Publication rates of abstracts presented at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference/Research Agenda Conference from 2002 to 2008

Barclay W Bakkum, Cynthia Chapman, Claire Johnson

Publication rates of abstracts presented at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference/Research Agenda Conference from 2002 to 2008

Barclay W Bakkum et al. J Chiropr Educ. 2014 Spring.

Abstract

Objective : The purposes of this study were to investigate the overall publication rates of presentations at the Association of Chiropractic Colleges Educational Conference/Research Agenda Conference (ACC/RAC) meetings (2002-2008), differences in the publication rates of platform vs poster presentations, and the consistency of the meeting abstract compared to the full-length journal article. Methods : Abstracts were obtained from proceedings published in the Journal of Chiropractic Education. Literature searches using PubMed and the Index to the Chiropractic Literature (ICL) were performed to locate peer-reviewed journal articles based upon those abstracts. Whether the article was based upon a poster or platform presentation, and the congruence of the information in the abstract and article were recorded. Results : We identified 776 proceeding abstracts, 249 of which eventually were published between 2002 and 2012. The overall publication rate was 32.2%. A total of 42.7% of platform presentations eventually were published vs 20.3% of posters. Congruency showed that 43.2% had the same title as the meeting abstract, 59.7% had the same authorship, and 88.8% had the same methods. Conclusion : Publication rates of abstracts from spine and orthopedic surgery national meetings range from 34% to 59%. The ACC/RAC meetings have similar publication rates. More platform than poster presentations reach full publication. The congruency of ACC/RAC abstracts to published articles is higher than national meetings in other fields.

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The overall percentage rates of publication of abstracts from the ACC/RAC meetings between the years 2002 and 2008.
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Percentage rates of publication from platform and poster presentations from the ACC/RAC meetings between the years 2002 and 2008.
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Percentage of abstract types published as articles.
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Congruency between abstracts and articles.
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Figure 5.
The long range goals of the ACC Peer-Review Committee.
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