The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery

Current Rates of Publication for Podium and Poster Presentations at the American Society for Surgery of the Hand Annual Meetings

Document Type : RESEARCH PAPER

Authors
Joshua M. Abzug 1
Meredith Osterman 1
Michael Rivlin 2
Ebrahim Paryavi 1
A. Lee Osterman 1
1 Department of Orthopaedics (JMA, EP), University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; Jefferson Medical College (MO, MR, ALO), Thomas Jefferson University; and The Philadelphia Hand Center (ALO), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
2 Rothman Institute, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
10.22038/abjs.2014.3237
Abstract
Background:
 Research projects are presented at the Annual Meetings of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH). It is unknown how many achieve publication in peer-reviewed journals. We sought to determine current rates of publication of podium and poster presentations.  
Methods:
 All ASSH podium and poster presentations from 2000 to 2005 were reviewed, and an Internet-based search using PubMed and Google was conducted to determine whether the presented studies had been published. Times to publication and journal names were recorded. Data were analyzed with descriptive statistics. Fisher’s exact test was conducted to compare current trends with previous trends.
Results:
 Of 1127 podium and poster presentations reviewed, 46% were published in peer-reviewed journals. Forty-seven percent of published presentations (242 presentations) were in Journal of Hand Surgery , and 11% (59 entations) were in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . Forty-five percent of presentations were published within 2 years and 66% within 3 years. The publication rate for podium presentations was significantly higher than that previously reported for Journal of Hand Surgery, at 54% compared with 44% (P=0.004).
 Conclusions:
 Currently, fewer than half of the studies presented at Annual Meetings of the ASSH achieve publication in peer-eviewed journals. Presentations are most likely to be published within 3 years, and almost half are published in Journal of Hand Surgery . 
Keywords
American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Peer-reviewed journals
Podium presentation
Poster presentation
Publication rate

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The Archives of Bone and Joint Surgery
Volume 2, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2014
Pages 199-202

  • Receive Date 02 August 2014
  • Revise Date 22 August 2014
  • Accept Date 28 August 2014