Abstract to publication conversion in pediatric critical care medicine in Pakistan

Abstract

Background To determine the rate of conversion of abstracts presented at conferences into full-text articles published in peer-reviewed journals in the field of pediatric critical care medicine (PCCM) in a developing country. Methods We retrospectively reviewed PCCM abstracts from Pakistan presented at national and international pediatric and critical care conferences over 10 years (January 2010 to March 2020). Data included abstract characteristics, such as presentation (poster/oral), presenter (fellow/resident), time of meeting (month and year), type of meeting, study design and topic; and publication characteristics, such as journal name, time (month and year) and first author. The primary outcome was publication rate of PCCM abstracts presented in meetings and time (months) from presentation to publication. Results A total of 79 PCCM abstracts were presented in 20 meetings during the study period. There were 65 poster presentations (82.28%), of which 63 (79.74%) were presented at international critical care conferences and all presenters were PCCM fellows. In total, 64 (81%) abstracts were descriptive observational studies (retrospective: 50, 63.29%) and prospective (14, 17.72%). Only one was an interventional randomized controlled trial. The publication rate of PCCM abstracts was 63.3% (50/79) and the mean time to publication was 12.39±13.61 months. The publication rate was significantly correlated to the year of publication (P<0.001). Conclusions The PCCM abstract publication rate and mean time from presentation to publication was 63.3% and 12.39±13.61 months, respectively, in a developing country.

From Concept to Publication

“…The ALERT Presentation process is associated with substantial scholarly output and dissemination occurs in a reasonable span of time. Both the overall percentage of ALERT Presentations producing 1 or more peer-reviewed journal articles (36%) and the percentage of ALERT Presentation-related abstracts leading to at least 1 peer-reviewed journal article (59%) are similar to, if not above, published statistics from more mature fields 4–9 . The starting point of our observations (ALERT Presentations corresponding to at least 1 conference abstract) differs somewhat from the starting points (all presented conference abstracts) of the abovementioned studies, and thus, the relationship between these statistics should be considered exploratory.…”

“…Both the overall percentage of ALERT Presentations producing 1 or more peer-reviewed journal articles (36%) and the percentage of ALERT Presentation-related abstracts leading to at least 1 peer-reviewed journal article (59%) are similar to, if not above, published statistics from more mature fields. [4][5][6][7][8][9] The starting point of our observations (ALERT Presentations corresponding to at least 1 conference abstract) differs somewhat from the starting points (all presented conference abstracts) of the abovementioned studies, and thus, the relationship between these statistics should be considered exploratory. Still, our findings suggest that engagement in a structured mentoring process like the ALERT Presentation Process either before or in the early phases of a project may impact its overall quality, either increasing the likelihood of scholarship production or steering presenters away from the initial idea toward a more fruitful avenue of research.…”

“…Cheng et al 3 examined the relationship between abstracts and publications for those works presented at the International Meeting for Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH), the largest academic conference in the field, and noted a conversion rate (ie, publication after abstract presentation) of only 22%. While conversion rates for other fields vary greatly, the IMSH rate is substantially lower than reported rates in other medical specialties (31%–63%) suggesting room for improvement 4–9 …”

“…While conversion rates for other fields vary greatly, the IMSH rate is substantially lower than reported rates in other medical specialties (31%-63%) suggesting room for improvement. [4][5][6][7][8][9] The simulation community has developed strategies to improve new researcher success. These approaches include the creation of IMSH-focused Future Innovators in Research, Education, and Simulation short paper submission category, the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning Research Fellowship, the Society in Europe for Simulation as Applied to Medicine SiReN Research Network's research summit, and the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) Virtual Scholars program (a joint effort of the SSH Academy and the SSH Research Committee).…”

Publications in pediatric critical care medicine: trends from Pakistan

“…12 Despite the hurdles, a steady output of literature has persisted. 13 The current study was planned to analyse the characteristics of PCCM research published from Pakistan.…”