Publication Outcome for Research Presented at the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meetings

Abstract

BACKGROUND The Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland (VSGBI) annual meeting is a major international vascular surgery conference. Studies suggest that the percentage of presentations that result in full-text publications are a measure of the quality of the meeting. We investigated the publication outcome of abstracts presented to the VSGBI in 2001 and 2002.MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively identified abstracts from the conference programmes and conducted a detailed electronic Medline and PubMed search to determine publication. We collected data regarding the study design, subject matter, publishing journal, time to publication, institution of origin, impact factors and RAE levels.RESULTS There were 63 publications from 106 abstracts (59.4%), with a median impact factor of 3.507. Prospective observational studies accounted for 20.6% of publications, with abdominal aortic aneurysms being the commonest subject matter (34.9%). The median time to publication was 12 months, with the European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery publishing 33.3% of the articles. Leicester achieved the highest number of publications and the majority of work came from centres with Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) level scores of 4, university centres accounted for 74.6% of publications. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that when compared to equivalent meetings in other specialties and geographical regions, the annual meeting of the VSGBI is of the very highest quality.

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.…”

An observational study of the proceedings of the All India Ophthalmological Conference, 2000 and subsequent publication in indexed journals

“…Since publication rates may be influenced by geographical region of origin of the article, it may not be appropriate to compare publication rates across the globe 14-17. Recent studies show that the publication rates continue to largely vary between 25 and 68%; 17-20 however, some specialty conferences report rates that are higher than 80% 21,22. These authors conclude that high publication rates reflect well on the abstract selection process and the scientific quality of the meeting.…”

Publication outcomes for research presented at a Canadian surgical conference

“…Although this was a relatively small data set representing only 2 consecutive years and 106 abstracts, the reported publication rate was 59.4% in journals with a mean impact factor of 3.5. 10 On the other hand, the reported publication rate following the Canadian Cardiovascular Congresses from 2006 to 2010 and representing 3565 abstracts was only 24.1% in journals with a mean impact factor of 5.2.…”

“…7,8 A wealth of studies documenting the rates of publication following abstract submission exists, and such studies have often been used as a marker of conference quality both within a particular specialty and across specialties. 3,6,[8][9][10][11][12] The most recent systematic review 6 reports a weighted mean publication rate following a conference presentation of 44.5%; however, the publication rates for individual conferences can vary substantially (8%-81%). With respect to vascular surgery, the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting of 2001 and 2002 reported mean publication rates of 59.4%, whereas the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress has reported mean publication rates of 24.1%.…”

“…With respect to vascular surgery, the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Annual Meeting of 2001 and 2002 reported mean publication rates of 59.4%, whereas the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress has reported mean publication rates of 24.1%. 10,11 The primary objective of the present study was to determine the rates of publication in an indexed, peer-reviewed journal following abstract acceptance for the Canadian Society of Vascular Surgery (CSVS) annual meetings from 2005 to 2013. Our secondary objective was to determine the publication rate following receipt of a CSVS research grant.…”