Is publication bias present in gastroenterological research? An analysis of abstracts presented at an annual congress.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Publication bias is the tendency of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on their direction or strength of findings. In this study, we investigated if publication bias was present in gastroenterological research by evaluating abstracts at Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Congresses from 2011 to 2013.

Methods

We searched Google, Google Scholar, and PubMed to locate the published reports of research described in these abstracts. If a publication was not found, a second investigator searched to verify nonpublication. If abstract publication status remained undetermined, authors were contacted regarding reasons for nonpublication. For articles reaching publication, the P value, study design, time to public

SUBMITTER: Meyer C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6016530 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature