Barriers to Full Text Journal Publication of Abstracts Presented at Annual AAOMS Meetings

Denae C Rushing; Calvin J Rushing; Daniel Perez; Edward Ellis 3rd

doi:10.1016/j.joms.2019.12.027

Barriers to Full Text Journal Publication of Abstracts Presented at Annual AAOMS Meetings

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020 Jan 7:684-687. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.12.027. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Denae C Rushing¹, Calvin J Rushing², Daniel Perez³, Edward Ellis 3rd⁴

Affiliations

¹ Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX. Electronic address: denae.rushing@gmail.com.
² Fellow, Orthopedic Foot and Ankle Center, Worthington, OH.
³ Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.
⁴ Professor and Chair, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX.

PMID: 32006494
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2019.12.027

Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to identify the perceived barriers to full-text journal publication (JP) from abstracts presented at the 2010-2013 American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) meetings.

Methods and materials: In the present cross-sectional study, all unpublished AAOMS abstracts (n = 473) from the temporal period were procured using a database from a previous publication. An online questionnaire was then distributed to the primary or secondary author for whom an e-mail address was available through the AAOMS Member Directory (n = 260) to assess 1) the current publication status of the abstract; and 2) the perceived barriers to JP. The responses were summarized with descriptive statistics.

Results: Of the 260 authors surveyed, 51 responded, for a response rate of 19.6%. At the time of the survey, 66.7% of the authors stated that submission for JP had not been pursued, and 15.7% stated that the abstract had achieved JP. However, no citations were provided. Overall, a low perceived priority (52.9%), insufficient time (50%), methodologic limitations (23.5%), and inadequate institutional support (17.6%) were the 4 primary reasons cited by the authors for the failure to pursue or achieve JP.

Conclusions: JP of abstracts presented at the annual AAOMS meeting is very low, with many barriers to JP of presented abstracts.