Objectives. Pharmacy education is rapidly changing with an expansion in the number and size of colleges/schools of pharmacy (COP) and increasing expectations for scholarship. However, manuscript publication rates of AACP abstracts is not known. The aim of this study was to examine trends in manuscript publication rates for abstracts presented at the 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015 AACP annual meetings.Methods. Manuscript publication of AACP abstracts was determined through a systematic search of PubMed, Scopus, and Google Scholar. 'New' COPs were defined as receiving accreditation after 1996.Contingency tables and t-tests were applied; p value<0.05 was considered significant.Results. 1382 abstracts were evaluated. The overall publication rate was 20% and there was no difference in publication rates over 15 years. Conclusions. The publication rate of AACP abstracts has remained steady, despite the increase in COPs and faculty. Collaboration amongst institutions was the strongest predictor for publication, highlighting its importance. The low publication rate observed may be attributed to a lack of training for junior faculty, insufficient forums to publish work, or misaligned motivations for scholarship among faculty. These barriers should be examined further.
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