Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meetings: How Many Abstracts Go on to Publication?

Abstract Purpose To determine the percentage of abstracts presented at the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) annual scientific meetings that go on to publication. Methods Records of previous CAR meetings from the years 2005-2011 were obtained. An Internet search was performed to determine w...

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Published in:Canadian Association of Radiologists journal 2015-05, Vol.66 (2), p.96-101
Main Authors: Dressler, Danielle, MD, Leswick, David, MD, FRCPC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abstracting and Indexing as Topic - statistics & numerical data
Abstracts
Annual meetings
Associations
Bibliometrics
Canada
Canadian Association of Radiologists Annual Scientific Meetings
Conference
Congresses as Topic
Humans
Medical personnel
Periodicals as Topic
Publication rate
Publishing - statistics & numerical data
Radiology
Radiology - statistics & numerical data
Retrospective review
Retrospective Studies
Societies, Medical
Time
Universities - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:Abstract Purpose To determine the percentage of abstracts presented at the Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) annual scientific meetings that go on to publication. Methods Records of previous CAR meetings from the years 2005-2011 were obtained. An Internet search was performed to determine which abstracts went on to publication. Abstracts were assessed according to exhibit category (Resident Award Papers), educational institution, publishing journal, and time to publication. Results Of the 402 abstracts presented, 112 (28%) were published. Overall, an average of 37% of Radiologists-In-Training Presentations, 34% of Scientific Exhibits, and 20% of Educational Exhibits went on to publication. The University of British Columbia and University of Ottawa published the largest number of abstracts (66 and 62, respectively) from the years 2005-2011. The University of Montreal had the largest percentage of abstracts published (42%). The range of publishing journals was wide, but the top publisher was the Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal (27%). Eighty-three percent of abstracts were published within 3 years of being presented. Conclusion In total, 28% of all the abstracts presented at the CAR conferences between 2005 and 2011 were published. Further exploration into the reasons and barriers for abstracts not being published may be a next step in future research.
ISSN:0846-5371
1488-2361
DOI:10.1016/j.carj.2014.05.005