"Publish or Perish": barriers to research publication in an undergraduate medical research program.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Publication is one of the crucial parameters in research, and the inability to publish has been noted in many medical students' projects due to different reasons. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the obstacles that prevented medical students in a health science university from publishing their research from 2018 to 2021. First, an online survey was distributed to assess the obstacles to publication perceived by the medical students. Second, a total of 81 research projects were evaluated by scientific reviewers and their final decision about the publication was recorded.

Results

In total, 162 students filled out the survey. The barriers faced by the students were various. They included an unsupportive research supervisor, a lack of time, an insufficien

SUBMITTER: Alsulami AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571371 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature