title: Factors influencing successful peer-reviewed publication of original research presentations from the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze factors associated with progression of an original scientific presentation at the American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) Annual Meeting to publication in a peer-reviewed journal. A dataset of presenters was created to enable prospective follow-up to assess early impressions regarding publication success with longer-term publication outcomes.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prior to the Annual ASPO meeting in 2013, a survey consisting of 10 questions was e-mailed to all 59 presenters. Questions were designed to assess presenter expectations on publication, barriers to publishing, and experience in presenting, publishing and clinical practice. A second survey was sent 12 months later to those respondents of the first survey who were amenable to follow-up.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 46 of 59 (78%) presenters responded to the initial survey prior to their ASPO 2013 presentation. Of these, 34 agreed to participate in a longer-term follow-up of their presentation to publication experience. Of these 34, there were 17 who participated in the follow-up survey 1 year later. Just under half of the original respondents were residents (46%). All presenters (100%) planned to re-submit a revised manuscript if initially rejected. However, 35% of follow-up respondents did not make initial submission to a peer-reviewed journal. Results of a descriptive analysis suggest that more experienced researchers expect their submitted manuscript to be accepted for publication within a shorter time frame than those that have published fewer papers. Time was ranked as the greatest barrier to publication (60%) of those surveyed both in the initial prospective survey and for those who did not publish a paper in the follow-up survey (83%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests a strong desire and expectation of publishing ASPO presentations. Despite this expectation, past research and this data set suggest this expectation often does not materialize. "Time constraints" were the most commonly identified barrier to publication. To enhance dissemination of new findings from ASPO meetings, institutions and individuals should examine methods that facilitate and incentivize publication of findings in peer-reviewed publications.
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
authors.forename: Erin C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: MacKinney
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
authors.forename: Robert H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Institute for Health and Society, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
authors.forename: Laura D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Cassidy
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
authors.forename: T Roxanne
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Link
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States.
authors.forename: Cecille G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Sulman
authors.affiliation: Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States; Department of Otolaryngology and Communication Sciences, 9000 W Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53226, United States. Electronic address: kersch@mcw.edu.
authors.forename: Joseph E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Kerschner
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic; D006801:Humans; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D010506:Periodicals as Topic; D011643:Publishing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States
keywords: Pediatric otolaryngology; Peer-reviewed publication