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Advantages and Potential Dangers of Presentation Before Publication
Third in a Series on Editorship
Neil M. Bressler, MD;
Thomas J. Liesegang, MD;
Andrew P. Schachat, MD;
Daniel M. Albert, MD
Arch Ophthalmol. 2004;122:1045-1048.
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INTRODUCTION
In all fields of medicine, many investigators choose to present their research at scientific meetings before publication. In ophthalmology, a variety of organizations provide venues for such presentations, for example, at the annual meetings of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology or the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Presentations at scientific meetings provide an important venue for researchers to share their methods, results, and conclusions with some of their peers. Valuable feedback may result in the adoption of different methods, analysis of additional results, or restructuring of conclusions. The end result may be that the scientific community benefits as the work is refined and improved before publication.
POTENTIAL DANGERS OF SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS
Scientific writers for the public (eg, newspaper reporters) or for eye care professionals (eg, writers for commercial publications, sometimes termed "tabloids" or "throwaway" journals, usually with . . . [Full Text of this Article]
JOURNALS' POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO MINIMIZE DUPLICATE OR PRIOR PUBLICATION
SUGGESTIONS FOR RESEARCH PRESENTERS AT SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
From The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md (Drs Bressler and Schachat); Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla (Dr Liesegang); and University of Wisconsin, Madison (Dr Albert). The authors have no relevant financial interest in this article.
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IOVS Statement on "Double Publication"
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IOVS 2005;46:1549-1550.
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