Schnatz Peter F, Romegialli Alison, Abrantes Jessica, Marakovits Kimberly, Cunningham David, O'Sullivan David M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT 06102, USA.
Menopause. 2008 Sep-Oct;15(5):996-1001. doi: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318166f026.
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) provides a forum through which researchers can present scientific abstracts. After presenting an abstract, the goal is to publish the research as a full-length article. The objective for this study was to determine the publication rate of abstracts presented at NAMS meetings.
The PubMed database was searched for full-length, peer-reviewed publications, corresponding to the abstracts presented at the 1999 to 2003 NAMS meetings. When a full-length article was found, the title, authors, date of publication, and the journal were collected.
Of the 661 abstracts presented at the five consecutive annual meetings, 253 (38.3%) have been published in peer-reviewed journals. The average time to publication was 2.0 +/- 1.5 years. The average time to publication for oral presentations was 1.7 +/- 1.3 years, and that for poster presentations was 2.0 +/- 1.5 years (P = 0.241). The publication rate of oral presentations was significantly greater than that of poster presentations (57.7% vs 36.5%; P < 0.003). Manuscripts were published in a total of 97 journals, with four (Menopause, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Climacteric, and Maturitas) accounting for 38.3% of the publications.
The percentage of abstracts published by NAMS is within the range and within a similar time frame compared with other scientific meetings. Oral presentations are more likely to be rapidly published and may therefore be of higher interest and clinical relevance along with sound methodology and results. Menopause contained the most manuscripts, demonstrating a possible preference of submission to the Society's journal.
北美更年期协会（NAMS）提供了一个让研究人员能够展示科学摘要的平台。展示摘要之后，目标是将该研究作为一篇完整的文章发表。本研究的目的是确定在NAMS会议上展示的摘要的发表率。
在PubMed数据库中搜索与1999年至2003年NAMS会议上展示的摘要相对应的、经过同行评审的完整出版物。当找到一篇完整文章时，收集其标题、作者、发表日期和期刊。
在连续五届年会上展示的661篇摘要中，253篇（38.3%）已在同行评审期刊上发表。平均发表时间为2.0±1.5年。口头报告的平均发表时间为1.7±1.3年，海报展示的平均发表时间为2.0±1.5年（P = 0.241）。口头报告的发表率显著高于海报展示（57.7%对36.5%；P < 0.003）。手稿共发表在97种期刊上，其中四种（《更年期》《临床内分泌与代谢杂志》《更年期》和《成熟度》）占出版物的38.3%。
与其他科学会议相比，NAMS发表的摘要百分比在范围内且时间框架相似。口头报告更有可能迅速发表，因此可能具有更高的关注度和临床相关性，同时具备完善的方法和结果。《更年期》刊载的手稿最多，表明可能更倾向于向该协会的期刊投稿。
