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

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 ۲۰۰۰ to ۲۰۰۵ 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 ۱۱۲۷ podium and poster presentations reviewed, ۴۶% were published in peer-reviewed journals. Forty-seven percent of published presentations (۲۴۲ presentations) were in Journal of Hand Surgery , and ۱۱% (۵۹ entations) were in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery . Forty-five percent of presentations were published within ۲ years and ۶۶% within ۳ years. The publication rate for podium presentations was significantly higher than that previously reported for Journal of Hand Surgery, at ۵۴% compared with ۴۴% (P=۰.۰۰۴).  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 ۳ 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