Publication rates of abstracts presented at the annual congress of the Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery (years 2003-2011)

Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congress is an efficient meeting for researchers, and have a lower PRas compared to international congresses while having a similar publication rate to equivalent scientific meetings.Being more selective during abstract acceptance should increase the Publication Rate and quality of Congress ofTurkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congresses.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the Publication Rate of Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery meeting abstracts and determine the factors affecting publication rate.Material and Methods: All presentations at Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congresses held in 2003,2007, 2009, 2011 were retrospectively assessed.

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Key Findings & Data:Actual impactfactor values were assessed to introduce the scientific power of the journals.Results: Among a total of 614 abstracts presented at these congresses, 139 (22.6%) presentations were publishedin various medical journals.

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Conclusion & Impact:Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congress is an efficient meeting for researchers, and have a lower PRas compared to international congresses while having a similar publication rate to equivalent scientific meetings.Being more selective during abstract acceptance should increase the Publication Rate and quality of Congress ofTurkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congresses.

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Objective: The aim of our study is to examine the Publication Rate of Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery meeting abstracts and determine the factors affecting publication rate.Material and Methods: All presentations at Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congresses held in 2003,2007, 2009, 2011 were retrospectively assessed. Manuscripts indexed in Google-Scholar database were included. Themeeting year, study type, presentation type, title and time to publication of studies were assessed. Actual impactfactor values were assessed to introduce the scientific power of the journals.Results: Among a total of 614 abstracts presented at these congresses, 139 (22.6%) presentations were publishedin various medical journals. The publication rate was higher in oral presentations as group compared to posterpresentations (29.7% vs. 19.5%) (p<0.001). Mean time to publication period was 20.4 (±21.1) months. 78 (56.1%)of published articles were published in SCI-E journals while 61 (43.9%) were published in non-SCI-E journals. Experimental studies had a higher Publication Rate in analysis of publication rate according to study type (p<0.001).Prospective clinical studies had a higher publication rate than retrospective studies. The journals in which oralpresentations had been published had greater impact factor than journals in which poster presentations had beenpublished (p=0.02). If published; prospective clinical studies were published in journals with greater impact factorthan retrospective studies (p=0.04).Conclusion: The quality of a meeting is correlated with the publication of abstracts accepted as presentations. Congress of Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congress is an efficient meeting for researchers, and have a lower PRas compared to international congresses while having a similar publication rate to equivalent scientific meetings.Being more selective during abstract acceptance should increase the Publication Rate and quality of Congress ofTurkish Society of Colorectal Surgery congresses.

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MERAL, U. M., URKAN, M., ALAKUŞ, Ü., LAPSEKİLİ, E., İFLAZOĞLU, N., ÜNLÜ, A., ÖZMEN, P., DEMİRBAŞ, S. (2017). Publication rates of abstracts presented at the annual congress of the Turkish Society of Colorectal Surgery (years 2003-2011). Turkish Journal of Surgery, Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 2, 87–90. https://ajindex.com/articles/390543

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