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

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Medical Library Association Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101132728 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1558-9439 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 15365050 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Med Libr Assoc Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE; MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: Chicago, IL : Medical Library Association, c2002-
    • Subject Terms:
      Libraries, Medical* ; Library Associations*; Peer Review ; Publishing ; Societies, Medical ; Surveys and Questionnaires
    • Abstract:
      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.
      (Copyright © 2021 Rachel J. Hinrichs, Mirian Ramirez, Mahasin Ameen.)
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    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: congresses as topic; health sciences librarians; libraries, medical; publishing
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20211203 Date Completed: 20211206 Latest Revision: 20220428
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      PMC8608162
    • Accession Number:
      10.5195/jmla.2021.1220
    • Accession Number:
      34858088