Assessment of the Scientific Impact of Presentations at Spanish National Dermatology and Venereology Congresses From 2000 Through 2003

García-Muret, M.P.; Pujol, R.M.

doi:10.1016/S1578-2190(09)70008-3

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Abstract

Introduction

The percentage of presentations at congresses that are later published is a measure of the scientific impact of these meetings. Our objective was to investigate how many studies presented in 4 Spanish national conferences (2000-2003) had been published in Spanish and international biomedical and dermatology journals, with or without an impact factor.

Material and methods

A search for publications in international indexed journals (using PubMed) or publications in unindexed Spanish journals (using Dermabase/Índice Médico Español) was undertaken by the name of first author, the first and last author, and the key words of the article.

Results

Of a total of 1471 scientific presentations, only 200 (13.5%) were published (118 in Spanish journals and 82 in international ones); that is, 1271 studies (86.5%) were not published either in a Spanish or an international journal.

Conclusions

We found a low impact in terms of the publication rate for abstracts presented in 4 consecutive Spanish National Dermatology and Venereology Congresses compared to the rate of publication for other dermatology meetings such as the British Association of Dermatologists Annual Meeting.

Key words:

publication

presentation

investigation

quality

impact factor

Resumen

Introducción

El porcentaje de publicación de las comunicaciones presentadas en los congresos es una medida del impacto científico de estas reuniones. Nuestro objetivo fue el conocer cuántos de los trabajos presentados en cuatro congresos nacionales (2000-2003) habían sido publicados en revistas científicas médicas y dermatológicas nacionales o internacionales, con o sin factor de impacto.

Material y métodos

Se realizó una búsqueda como publicación internacional indexada (PubMed) o nacional no indexada (Dermabase/Índice Médico Español) incluyendo el nombre del primer autor, o del primero y el último, y las palabras clave del título.

Resultados

De un total de 1.471 comunicaciones científicas presentadas, sólo fueron publicados un total de 200 trabajos (13,5%) (118 nacionales y 82 internacionales), lo que significa que un total de 1.271 trabajos (86,5%) no dieron lugar a ninguna repercusión escrita nacional o internacional.

Conclusiones

Hallamos un factor de impacto bajo en cuanto al índice de publicación de los resúmenes presentados en cuatro Congresos Nacionales de Dermatología y Venereología consecutivos, en comparación con la proporción de publicación de otras reuniones dermatológicas, como la reunión anual de dermatólogos del Reino Unido.

Palabras clave:

publicación

presentación

investigación

calidad

factor de impacto

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