An Observational Study of Abstracts Presented at the American College of Veterinary Surgeon Annual Meetings (2001–2008) and Their Subsequent Full‐Text Publication

Abstract

ACVS abstracts were promptly and reliably published, but final full-text publications often differed substantially from the original abstracts.

Factors affecting peer‐reviewed publication of abstracts presented at meetings of the European College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (2008–2012)

“…Furthermore, PRPs play an important role in promotion of authors working in academia, and a lesser role in the promotion of those working in private practice. Thus, it is not surprising that, similar to our results, many studies have shown significantly higher publication rates by authors working in universities . However, it is also possible that author affiliation had an effect on other variables, as we did not analyze interaction between variables.…”

“…In ophthalmology meetings, publication rates of 52% and 63% have been reported for the 2010 and 1985 meetings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), respectively, and 21% for the 2006 meeting of the American Academy of Optometry . In veterinary medicine, publication rates of 66–73% have been reported for the 2001–2010 meetings of the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS), and 73.5% and 63% for the 1990–1999 and 2003–2008 meetings, respectively, of the American College of Veterinary Anesthesia and Analgesia (ACVAA) . Thus, it would seem that the 29% publication rate of ECVO meeting abstracts in the years we studied is lower than that of many other biomedical conferences, although it is similar to the 29.6% publication rate of 10 265 abstracts presented at 52 dental conferences …”

Factors affecting publication in peer‐reviewed journals of abstracts presented from 2008 to 2012 ACVO meetings

“…The Vision for Animals Foundation (VAF) Resident grants may be able to address this discrepancy by making future funding to institutions dependent on publication of previously VAF funded projects. Funding has previously been associated with publication for other medical meetings, including the ACVA; however, funding did not affect the likelihood of publication of ACVS abstracts …”

“…Other studies have demonstrated differences between the content of abstracts and the final publication . Given publication rates of 29 and 32% for the ECVO and ACVO conferences, care should be taken when applying information from these abstracts to clinical decision making prior to subsequent peer‐reviewed publication.…”

“…One paper reviewed abstracts from the American College of Veterinary Surgeons (ACVS) annual meetings from 2001 to 2010, then performed a literature search for corresponding articles with a search end date of 2015, and found a 66% PR . A second study found a 73% PR of abstracts from ACVS meetings from 2001 to 2008, and additionally noted that the final publication often differed extensively from the original abstract . A review of publications from abstracts from the 1990 to 1999 American College of Veterinary Anesthesiologists(ACVA) found a PR of 73.5%, with the final search year 4 years after the last meeting .…”