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Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한성형외과학회)
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How Many Presentations Are Published as Full Papers?

  • Chung, Kyu-Jin (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Jun-Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Gon (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ha, Ju-Ho (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Yeungnam University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.02.28
  • Accepted : 2012.04.09
  • Published : 2012.05.15
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Abstract

Background : The publication rate of presentations at medical international meetings has ranged from 11% to 78% with an average of 45%. To date, there are no studies about the final rate of publications at scientific meetings associated with plastic surgery from Korea. The present authors investigated the publication rate among the presentations at meetings associated with plastic surgery. Methods : The titles and authors of the abstracts from oral and poster presentations were collected from the program books of the Congress of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (CKSPRS) for 2005 to 2007 (58th-63rd). All of the abstracts presented were searched for using PubMed, KoreaMed, KMbase, and Google Scholar. The titles, key words from the titles, and the authors' names were then entered in database programs. The parameters reviewed included the publication rate, type of presentation including running time, affiliation, subspecialty, time to publication, and publication journal. Results : A total of 1,176 abstracts presented at the CKSPRS from 2005 to 2007 were evaluated. 38.7% of the abstracts, of which oral presentations accounted for 41.0% and poster presentations 34.8%, were published as full papers. The mean time to publication was 15.04 months. Among journals of publication, the Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons was most used. Conclusions : Brilliant ideas and innovative approaches are being discussed at CKSPRS. The 38.7% publication rate found from this research appeared a bit lower than the average rate of medical meetings. If these valuable presentations are not available as full papers, the research would be a waste of time and effort.

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