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BASK presentations: progress to journal publication.
Orthopedics
|October 8, 2013
Summary
Only one-third of British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) conference abstracts become full journal articles. This low publication rate highlights potential barriers and the need for caution when interpreting conference findings.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Medical Research Dissemination
Background:
- Scientific conferences are key for information exchange.
- Journal publication is the primary method for research dissemination.
Purpose of the Study:
- To determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at the British Association for Surgery of the Knee (BASK) annual meetings.
- To assess the progression of conference abstracts to full peer-reviewed journal articles.
Main Methods:
- A 10-year period of BASK conference abstracts was searched.
- Combined Google Scholar and PubMed searches were used to identify published articles.
- Articles were reviewed to confirm association with original abstracts.
Main Results:
- Out of 602 abstracts, 200 (33.2%) were found in published format.
- This publication rate is comparable to other similar conferences.
- Only one-third of presented abstracts were converted to full journal articles.
Conclusions:
- The low conversion rate may be due to various factors including rejections, author-related issues, or reluctance to publish negative results.
- Title changes in published articles may hinder online discoverability.
- Findings suggest that orthopedic clinicians should interpret conference proceedings with caution due to variable publication success.
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