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American Research Journal of Medicine and Surgery
ISSN (Online): 2379-8955
DOI: 10.46568/arjms
Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) (2010-2013)
Department of Orthopedics and Tumororthopedics, University Hospital Muenster, Germany.
Rickert C., Ploetz M., et al., “Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Arthroscopy and Joint Surgery (AGA) (2010-2013)”, American Research Journal of Medicine and Surgery, Vol 5, no. 1, 2023, pp. 1-8.
Abstract
Purpose: Quality of scientific society`s activity is reflected in the publication rate (PR) for congress presentations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the publication rates of the annual AGA congress, as the largest professional society for arthroscopy in Europe, and to compare it to other orthopedic conferences.
Methods: 604 abstracts of podium and poster presentations presented from 2010 to 2013 were included. Using a PubMed search for corresponding articles in peer-reviewed journals for a follow-up (FU) period for each congress of 5 years was examined. Evaluation of abstracts and publications regarding hypothesis, method, number of cases, and outcome was made. Subgroup analysis of the publication data was performed according to the investigated body region and study type.
Results: The FU period of 5 years showed a publication rate of 49.7% with a mean publication period of 24.97 months (SD 16.74) and an average impact factor of 2.68 (SD 1.17). 60.5% of publications were in first-rate, 29.6% in second-rate, and 10.0% in third-rate journals. The following three journals had the most publications: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (29.5%), Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (11.3%), and The American Journal of Sports Medicine (9.9%).
Conclusion: The overall publication rate (49.6%) was in the middle range of rates reported for other orthopedic conferences (25-71%). The high level of the journals in which they were published testified to the quality of the studies reported at the AGA meeting.
Methods: 604 abstracts of podium and poster presentations presented from 2010 to 2013 were included. Using a PubMed search for corresponding articles in peer-reviewed journals for a follow-up (FU) period for each congress of 5 years was examined. Evaluation of abstracts and publications regarding hypothesis, method, number of cases, and outcome was made. Subgroup analysis of the publication data was performed according to the investigated body region and study type.
Results: The FU period of 5 years showed a publication rate of 49.7% with a mean publication period of 24.97 months (SD 16.74) and an average impact factor of 2.68 (SD 1.17). 60.5% of publications were in first-rate, 29.6% in second-rate, and 10.0% in third-rate journals. The following three journals had the most publications: Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy (29.5%), Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery (11.3%), and The American Journal of Sports Medicine (9.9%).
Conclusion: The overall publication rate (49.6%) was in the middle range of rates reported for other orthopedic conferences (25-71%). The high level of the journals in which they were published testified to the quality of the studies reported at the AGA meeting.
