Paddock Michael, Bains Parasdeep S, Kvist Ola, Andronikou Savvas, Franchi-Abella Stephanie, van Rijn Rick R, Arthurs Owen J, Offiah Amaka C
SKG Radiology, Subiaco, Australia.
School of Medicine, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Australia.
Pediatr Radiol. 2025 Mar;55(3):578-584. doi: 10.1007/s00247-024-06152-8. Epub 2025 Jan 22.
The European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) awards prizes for outstanding work presented at their annual scientific meetings. The proportion of ESPR prize-winning abstracts to journal publications is not known. Contextualising abstract-to-publication proportions by evaluating publication experience can yield valuable insights and actionable outcomes to support researchers in overcoming barriers to journal publication.
To assess the abstract-to-publication proportion of prize-winning ESPR abstracts and prize-winning authors' experience of publishing in Pediatric Radiology, the affiliated journal of the ESPR and other specialist international paediatric radiology societies.
PubMed was searched for titles of ESPR prize-winning abstracts from 1977 (the year of first award) up to and including 2021, where the presenter was either first or co-author, and the article was published 2 years before or after the presentation year. If not found, a general internet search was performed. Titles of all retrieved articles were evaluated for inclusion. A survey was distributed to all ESPR prize winners to better understand their experiences around journal submission.
Over 44 years, 108 prizes were awarded. The prize-winning abstract-to-publication proportion was significantly higher (59.3%, OR=2.10, P=0.012) than the recently published pediatric radiology "abstract to publication rate" (41.9% from 2013-2016). Moreover, prize winners were more than twice as likely than to achieve journal publication (OR=2.10), and as first author (OR=1.33). The majority of awardees published their work as first author (52/64, 81.3%): the first-author abstract-to-publication proportion was not significantly higher than the paediatric radiology "abstract-to-publication rate" (48.1%, OR=0.33, P=0.330). Sixty-four survey responses were received (59.3%, out of a total 108 awarded prizes). Just over 20% of prize-winning work was published in Pediatric Radiology, with 41.5% of respondents reporting a good to excellent submission experience.
Prize-winning and first-author abstract-to-publication proportions are higher for ESPR-awarded abstracts than the most recently reported paediatric radiology "abstract-to-publication rate", suggesting that prizes are either awarded to work most likely to be published or that being awarded a prize encourages publication. Given that just over 40% of prize-winning abstracts remain unpublished, the ESPR should do more to support and encourage all authors to publish their work.
欧洲儿科放射学会（ESPR）在其年度科学会议上为杰出工作颁发奖项。ESPR获奖摘要与期刊发表文章的比例尚不清楚。通过评估发表经历来确定摘要到发表的比例，可以得出有价值的见解和可采取行动的成果，以支持研究人员克服期刊发表的障碍。
评估ESPR获奖摘要的摘要到发表比例，以及获奖作者在ESPR的附属期刊《儿科放射学》和其他国际儿科放射学专业学会上发表文章的经历。
在PubMed中搜索1977年（首次颁奖年份）至2021年（包括2021年）ESPR获奖摘要的标题，其中报告人是第一作者或共同作者，且文章在报告年份的前两年或后两年发表。若未找到，则进行常规网络搜索。对所有检索到的文章标题进行纳入评估。向所有ESPR获奖者发放调查问卷，以更好地了解他们在期刊投稿方面的经历。
在44年期间，共颁发了108个奖项。获奖摘要到发表的比例显著高于最近公布的儿科放射学“摘要到发表率”（2013 - 2016年为41.9%）（59.3%，OR = 2.10，P = 0.012）。此外，获奖者发表期刊文章的可能性是其他人的两倍多（OR = 2.10），作为第一作者发表的可能性是其他人的1.33倍。大多数获奖者以第一作者身份发表了他们的作品（52/64，81.3%）：第一作者的摘要到发表比例并不显著高于儿科放射学的“摘要到发表率”（48.1%，OR = 0.33，P = 0.330）。共收到64份调查问卷回复（占108个获奖总数的59.3%）。略多于20%的获奖作品发表在《儿科放射学》上，41.5%的受访者表示投稿经历良好至优秀。
ESPR获奖摘要的获奖和第一作者摘要到发表比例高于最近报道的儿科放射学“摘要到发表率”，这表明奖项要么授予最有可能发表的作品，要么获奖鼓励了发表。鉴于略多于40%的获奖摘要仍未发表，ESPR应采取更多措施支持和鼓励所有作者发表他们的作品。
