[How many reach their goal? Outcome of abstracts presented at the XXIV AAEEH (Spanish Liver Study Association) Congress and their progress over time]. / 'Cuántos alcanzan la meta? Destino de los resúmenes presentados en el XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado y su evolución en el tiempo.

INTRODUCTION: The aim of the abstracts presented at scientific meetings is their publication in a peer-review journal. In this study, we analysed the publication rates of the abstracts submitted to the 24th AEEH meeting (1999) and also to see if this was stable over time. MATERIAL AND METHODS: We assessed the publication rates of the abstracts presented at the 24th AEEH meeting in journals included in MEDLINE. As a comparison tool, we did the same with the abstracts submitted to the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). The same procedure was carried out on the three subsequent editions of AEEH meetings to evaluate the continuity in the long term. RESULTS: Of the abstracts submitted at the 24th AEEH meeting, 52.8% (93/176) were published: 71.4% of those had been accepted for oral presentation, 54% as a poster and 41% were non-accepted abstracts. From the 34th EASL Annual Meeting, 27.1% (248/913) of the submitted abstracts were published (p < 0.001 compared to AEEH), 52.5% of those were accepted for oral communication, 33.1% accepted as a poster communication and 18.1% from non-accepted abstracts. Moreover, this high publication rate of the abstracts of AEEH meeting at 1999, was maintained during the following three years (47.55 and 54%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS: a) The publication rate of abstracts presented at 24th AEEH meeting was excellent and superior in comparison to the EASL rate of the same year; b) almost three quarters of abstracts accepted for oral presentation and more than half of those accepted as a poster were finally published, and c) high publication rates seem to be maintained over time.

¿Cuántos alcanzan la meta? Destino de los resúmenes presentados en el XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado y su evolución en el tiempo / How many reach their goal? Outcome of abstracts presented at the XXIV AAEEH (Spanish Liver Study Association) Congress and their progress over time

Introducción: El objetivo de los resúmenes presentados a los congresos científicos es su publicación en una revista basada en la revisión previa por expertos. En el presente estudio se analizó la tasa de publicación de los resúmenes presentados al XXIV Congreso de la Asociación Española para el Estudio del Hígado (AEEH) (1999) y si dicha tasa se mantiene a lo largo del tiempo. Material y métodos: Se evaluó la tasa de publicación en revistas incluidas en MEDLINE de los resúmenes presentados al XXIV Congreso de la AEEH. Como comparación se realizó el mismo proceso con los resúmenes presentados al 34th Annual Meeting de la European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). Para valorar la continuidad en el tiempo se procedió de igual forma para las siguientes 3 ediciones del Congreso de la AEEH. Resultados: En el XXIV Congreso de la AEEH se publicaron el 52,8% (93/176) de los resúmenes presentados: un 71,4% de los aceptados para sesión oral, un 54% de los aceptados para póster y un 41% de los resúmenes no aceptados. En el 34th Annual Meeting de la EASL se publicaron el 27,1% (248/913) de los resúmenes presentados (p < 0,001 respecto a la AEEH), el 52,5% de los aceptados para la comunicación oral, el 33,1% de los aceptados para la comunicación en póster y el 18,1% de los no aceptados. Además, el alto índice de publicación de los resúmenes del congreso de la AEEH en 1999 se mantuvo durante los siguientes 3 años (el 47,55 y el 54%, respectivamente). Conclusiones: a) La tasa de publicación de los resúmenes presentados al XXIV Congreso de la AEEH fue excelente y superior al de la EASL del mismo año; b) cerca de las tres cuartas partes de los resúmenes aceptados para la sesión oral y algo más de la mitad de los aceptados para la sesión en póster fueron publicados, lo que refleja el alto grado de acierto del Comité de Selección, y c) esta elevada tasa de publicación parece mantenerse en el tiempo

Introduction: The aim of the abstracts presented at scientific meetings is their publication in a peer-review journal. In this study, we analysed the publication rates of the abstracts submitted to the 24th AEEH meeting (1999) and also to see if this was stable over time. Material and methods: We assessed the publication rates of the abstracts presented at the 24th AEEH meeting in journals included in MEDLINE. As a comparison tool, we did the same with the abstracts submitted to the 34th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL). The same procedure was carried out on the three subsequent editions of AEEH meetings to evaluate the continuity in the long term. Results: Of the abstracts submitted at the 24th AEEH meeting, 52.8% (93/176) were published: 71.4% of those had been accepted for oral presentation, 54% as a poster and 41% were non-accepted abstracts. From the 34th EASL Annual Meeting, 27.1% (248/913) of the submitted abstracts were published (p < 0.001 compared to AEEH), 52.5% of those were accepted for oral communication, 33.1% accepted as a poster communication and 18.1% from non-accepted abstracts. Moreover, this high publication rate of the abstracts of AEEH meeting at 1999, was maintained during the following three years (47.55 and 54%, respectively). Conclusions: a) The publication rate of abstracts presented at 24th AEEH meeting was excellent and superior in comparison to the EASL rate of the same year; b) almost three quarters of abstracts accepted for oral presentation and more than half of those accepted as a poster were finally published, and c) high publication rates seem to be maintained over time