An analysis of abstracts presented to the College on Problems of Drug Dependence meeting and subsequent publication in peer review journals

Abstract

Background: Subsequent publication rate of abstracts presented at meetings is seen as an indicator of the interest and quality of the meeting. We have analyzed characteristics and rate publication in peer-reviewed journals derived from oral communications and posters presented at the 1999 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) meeting.

Experience with The ABC Foundation School of Medicine Undergraduate Meeting

“…Our results show a lower rate of peer review journal publication of the abstracts presented at our Medical Student Meetings than that seen at meetings of practicing physicians, which range from 35 to 65% [1][2][3] . Possible reasons may include: 1) a higher quality of abstracts originated from established researchers who attend meetings of professional societies and 2) our attempt to be all inclusive and register many of the abstracts presented by our students to give them the opportunity of presenting their findings thereby decreasing the percentage of published papers.…”

“…Comparing two five year periods 1981-1985 and 1997-2001, national Brazilian scientific production increased fourfold (Medline), with a growth of 5.3 times in the percentage of cited papers and 1.8 in the impact factor of publications 1,2 . Recent studies 1,3,4 have shown that, in the last decade, academic research has helped place Brazil among the twenty most productive countries in health sciences worldwide. Growth in volume of publication of the twenty universities that most appeared in the Medline database in the three year periods of 1998-2000 and 2001-2003, ranged from 15% to 231% 1,2 .…”

“…Recent studies 1,3,4 have shown that, in the last decade, academic research has helped place Brazil among the twenty most productive countries in health sciences worldwide. Growth in volume of publication of the twenty universities that most appeared in the Medline database in the three year periods of 1998-2000 and 2001-2003, ranged from 15% to 231% 1,2 .…”

“…There is growing pressure in the academia for publications 1 . For the professor, this situation demands greater participation in undergraduate and postgraduate research.…”

“…There are several papers in literature regarding the rate of full paper peer reviewed publications originated from abstracts presented at Professional Societies' Medical Meetings and described rates ranging form 35 to 65% [1][2][3] . The Undergraduate Medical Congress of ABC (COMUABC) was founded in 1976 by Nylceo Marques de Castro Medical Student Union for development of scientific research conducted by medical students from the ABC Foundation School of Medicine.…”