The publication fate of abstracts presented at the Medical Library Association conferences

Objective: We sought to determine how many abstracts presented at the 2012 and 2014 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual conferences were later published as full-text journal articles and which features of the abstract and first author influence the likelihood of future publication. To do so, we...

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Autores principales:	Rachel J. Hinrichs, Mirian Ramirez, Mahasin Ameen
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Publicado:	University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2021
Materias:	publishing congresses as topic libraries, medical health sciences librarians Bibliography. Library science. Information resources Z Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:72f648490b304e199bd11160e1286e0f2021-11-22T20:41:00ZThe publication fate of abstracts presented at the Medical Library Association conferences1536-50501558-943910.5195/jmla.2021.1220https://doaj.org/article/72f648490b304e199bd11160e1286e0f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://jmla.pitt.edu/ojs/jmla/article/view/1220https://doaj.org/toc/1536-5050https://doaj.org/toc/1558-9439Objective: We sought to determine how many abstracts presented at the 2012 and 2014 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual conferences were later published as full-text journal articles and which features of the abstract and first author influence the likelihood of future publication. To do so, we replicated a previous study on MLA conference abstracts presented in 2002 and 2003. The secondary objective was to compare the publication rates between the prior and current study. Methods: Presentations and posters delivered at the 2012 and 2014 MLA meetings were coded to identify factors associated with publication. Postconference publication of abstracts as journal articles was determined using a literature search and survey sent to first authors. Chi-squared tests were used to assess differences in the publication rate, and logistic regression was used to assess the influence of abstract factors on publication. Results: The combined publication rate for the 2012 and 2014 meetings was 21.8% (137/628 abstracts), which is a statistically significant decrease compared to the previously reported rate for 2002 and 2003 (27.6%, 122/442 abstracts). The odds that an abstract would later be published as a journal article increased if the abstract was multi-institutional or if it was research, specifically surveys or mixed methods research. Conclusions: The lower publication rate of MLA conference abstracts may be due to an increased number of program or nonresearch abstracts that were accepted or a more competitive peer review process for journals. MLA could increase the publication rate by encouraging and enabling multi-institutional research projects among its members.Rachel J. HinrichsMirian RamirezMahasin AmeenUniversity Library System, University of Pittsburgharticlepublishingcongresses as topiclibraries, medicalhealth sciences librariansBibliography. Library science. Information resourcesZMedicineRENJournal of the Medical Library Association, Vol 109, Iss 4 (2021)
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description	Objective: We sought to determine how many abstracts presented at the 2012 and 2014 Medical Library Association (MLA) annual conferences were later published as full-text journal articles and which features of the abstract and first author influence the likelihood of future publication. To do so, we replicated a previous study on MLA conference abstracts presented in 2002 and 2003. The secondary objective was to compare the publication rates between the prior and current study. Methods: Presentations and posters delivered at the 2012 and 2014 MLA meetings were coded to identify factors associated with publication. Postconference publication of abstracts as journal articles was determined using a literature search and survey sent to first authors. Chi-squared tests were used to assess differences in the publication rate, and logistic regression was used to assess the influence of abstract factors on publication. Results: The combined publication rate for the 2012 and 2014 meetings was 21.8% (137/628 abstracts), which is a statistically significant decrease compared to the previously reported rate for 2002 and 2003 (27.6%, 122/442 abstracts). The odds that an abstract would later be published as a journal article increased if the abstract was multi-institutional or if it was research, specifically surveys or mixed methods research. Conclusions: The lower publication rate of MLA conference abstracts may be due to an increased number of program or nonresearch abstracts that were accepted or a more competitive peer review process for journals. MLA could increase the publication rate by encouraging and enabling multi-institutional research projects among its members.
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