The influence of national society annual scientific meetings on publication in general obstetrics and gynecology literature: a urogynecology perspective.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study was to determine urogynecology publication rates in obstetrics and gynecology literature.


METHODS
Original scientific articles from American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG) and Obstetrics and Gynecology (Obstet Gynecol) from 1996-2007 were reviewed.


RESULTS
A total of 10,192 articles were evaluated. Two trends were noted in the AJOG: percentage of urogynecology articles increased (correlation with year r = 0.845; p < 0.05) and percentage of obstetric articles decreased (negative correlation r = -0.589; p < 0.05). Similarly for Obstet Gynecol, the number of urogynecology articles increased with time with a strong positive correlation of r = 0.743 and p < 0.05. There was a significant difference in the number of articles published in the AJOG in months with an annual scientific meeting compared to months without (t = -6.34; p < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The numbers of urogynecology articles published in the general literature has increased and may be related to presentation at national meetings.
McLennan
Mary T
MT
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Division of Urogynecology, Saint Louis University, 6420 Clayton Rd., Ste. 290, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA. mclennan@slu.edu
Leong
Fah Che
FC
Steele
Andrew C
AC
Harris
Jenine K
JK
D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006176:Gynecology / Q000639:trends*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000458:organization & administration; D011643:Publishing; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014572:Urology / Q000639:trends*