title: Full-text publication of abstracts in emergency medicine in Denmark.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Abstracts presented at medical conferences or scientific meetings should ideally be published as full-text articles in peer-reviewed journals after initial presentation and feedback regardless of the findings. The aim of this survey was to determine the publication rate of papers presented at the Danish Emergency Medicine Conferences in 2009, 2010 and 2011.
  
  
  METHODS
  Abstracts presented at the conferences were identified and authors contacted to obtain publication information. A further search was conducted using relevant databases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Publication rates for the 2009 and 2010 were approximately 30% (25-31.6%). The publication rate for the 2011 conference was 14.5% within 18 months with an additional 9% under review prior to publication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  When comparing full-text publication rates from DEMC to previous international studies in EM Danish EM research community has similar publication rates. However, other more established specialties have higher publication levels. Knowledge of reasons for non-publication could lead to efforts to promote publication like funding; the possibility of discussion between authors and editors at conferences; "publication mentors"; and/or research courses provided by the Danish Society of Emergency Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Emergency Department, Sydvestjysk Sygehus Esbjerg, Finsensgade 35, DK-6700 Esbjerg, Denmark. anneravn@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anne Katrine
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Ravn
authors.forename: Dan Brun
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Folkestad
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hallas
authors.forename: Mikkel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brabrand
mesh_terms: D003718:Denmark; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006801:Humans; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011642:Publications; D012189:Retrospective Studies