P Asimakopoulos1, G Charalampidis2, K M Chakravarthy2, C Mamais3. 1. Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery,Edinburgh University Hospitals,Scotland,UK. 2. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,Countess of Chester Hospital,Chester,UK. 3. Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,Aberdeen Royal Infirmary,Scotland,UK.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The ENT Scotland society (formerly known as the Scottish Otolaryngological Society) has two meetings a year and accepts oral presentations from trainees. This study aimed to identify publication rates from these meetings. METHODS: Abstracts of the presentations are published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. A structured search on PubMed and Google Scholar was undertaken to identify which presentations from the 2005 to 2014 meetings have been published. RESULTS: Of the 145 abstracts found, 60.7 per cent were presenting clinical research and 44.1 per cent were related to the head and neck subspecialty. Seventy-three abstracts (50.3 per cent) were associated with publication as a peer-reviewed article; otology papers were more likely to be published than those focusing on other subspecialties (64.3 per cent, p = 0.036). No correlation was found between publication and other factors. CONCLUSION: Presentations at the ENT Scotland meetings undergo unbiased peer review and are as likely to be published as those of other conferences.
OBJECTIVE: The ENT Scotland society (formerly known as the Scottish Otolaryngological Society) has two meetings a year and accepts oral presentations from trainees. This study aimed to identify publication rates from these meetings. METHODS: Abstracts of the presentations are published in The Journal of Laryngology and Otology. A structured search on PubMed and Google Scholar was undertaken to identify which presentations from the 2005 to 2014 meetings have been published. RESULTS: Of the 145 abstracts found, 60.7 per cent were presenting clinical research and 44.1 per cent were related to the head and neck subspecialty. Seventy-three abstracts (50.3 per cent) were associated with publication as a peer-reviewed article; otology papers were more likely to be published than those focusing on other subspecialties (64.3 per cent, p = 0.036). No correlation was found between publication and other factors. CONCLUSION: Presentations at the ENT Scotland meetings undergo unbiased peer review and are as likely to be published as those of other conferences.
Keywords:
Medical; Abstracting And Indexing; Congresses; Organization And Administration; Otolaryngology; Publishing; Research Design; Societies; United Kingdom