METHODOLOGISTS AND THEIR METHODS: Do Methodologists Write Up Their Conference Presentations or Is It Just 15 Minutes of Fame?
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OBJECTIVES: To assess the extent to which abstracts of methodological research, initially presented at meetings on systematic reviews, have gone on to be published as full articles. METHODS: Full publication was assessed in three ways: a search was carried out of The Cochrane Library; a search was conducted using MEDLINE; and a questionnaire was sent to the contact author of each abstract. RESULTS: Approximately half of the abstracts had not been, or were unlikely ever to be, published in full. CONCLUSIONS: The rate of full publication of abstracts related to the methodology of systematic reviews seems similar to that for randomized trials.
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Among published studies, those with statistically significant results are published sooner than those with non-significant findings.
“Also, among published studies, those with statistically significant results are published sooner than those with non-significant findings [209].”
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- Authors
- Hopewell, S., & Clarke, M.
- Affiliations
- Cochrane (GB)
- Venue
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2001-10
- Volume
- 17
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 601-603
- ISSN
- 0266-4623 (ISSN-L)
- 1471-6348
- OpenAlex
- W56180981
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 2
- Citations by year
- 2022: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 1.60
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Information Systems and Management › Academic Publishing and Open Access
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Academic Writing and Publishing
- Keywords
- publication rates, abstracts, methodological research, systematic reviews, research methodology, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE
- MeSH terms
- Abstracting and Indexing, Congresses as Topic, United Kingdom, Health Services Research, Humans, Research Design, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Publication Bias, Evidence-Based Medicine
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