Analysis of subsequent publication of scientific orally presented abstracts of the French national congress of radiology. Part I: General characteristics

Abstract

The annual meeting of the FSR is in French, but the rate of publication of presented abstracts is high, mostly in English in reputable journals.

Publication rates of abstracts presented at the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists annual scientific meetings: Any change since 2004?

“…5 Although conference presentations allow the rapid dissemination of information, 6,7 the peer-reviewed journal publication process allows research to be more trusted. 5,6,8 There are many reasons why research presented at conferences should be subsequently published. 5,6,8 There are many reasons why research presented at conferences should be subsequently published.…”

“…2,6,8 Journal articles remain one of the most important mediums of sharing knowledge in the medical community and a metric by which researchers', departments' and institutions' research output is measured. 1,3,5,6,8 A previous study analysed the APR over four consecutive Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Annual Scientific Meetings (ASMs) for the years 1996-1999. Peer review of a final manuscript allows careful examination of hypotheses, data and conclusions that may change clinical practice.…”

“…[1][2][3][4] Whilst journals have objective quality and reputational assessments such as 'Impact Factors' to evaluate their standing in the medical community, no comparable quantification exists for scientific meetings. 5 Although conference presentations allow the rapid dissemination of information, 6,7 the peer-reviewed journal publication process allows research to be more trusted. 2,6,8 Journal articles remain one of the most important mediums of sharing knowledge in the medical community and a metric by which researchers', departments' and institutions' research output is measured.…”

“…Both positive and negative research is valuable in informing the wider community, and prevents work being unnecessarily repeated. 1,3,5,6,8 A previous study analysed the APR over four consecutive Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists (RANZCR) Annual Scientific Meetings (ASMs) for the years 1996-1999. The overall APR for this period was 35%; for radiology this was 29% and for radiation oncology this was 41%.…”

“…10 For radiology, analyses of international conferences such as the Radiological Society of North America reported an APR of 33%, the European Society of Radiology ranging from 45-51%, and recent studies of national radiology conferences in France (2008)(2009)(2010) and Korea (2001Korea ( -2002 reported APRs of 40% and 27%, respectively. 5,6 Since Bydder et al's 2004 analysis, there have been a number of changes to the research environment. This includes a concerted effort to encourage RANZCR fellows and trainees to undertake original research, to present their results at conferences, and to publish.…”