2001 Peer Review Congress
Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication
JAMA and the BMJ Publishing Group welcome you to Barcelona and the Fourth International Congress on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication. This Congress follows the 3 highly successful International Congresses on Peer Review in Biomedical Publication held in 1989 and 1993 in Chicago and in 1997 in Prague. The program appears below. As before, we will have 3 days for presentations from the podium, including 41 presentations of new research into peer review and all aspects of scientific publication. Each of these presentations will be followed by equal time for discussion and questions from the audience. In addition, there are 65 poster presentations scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. We hope you will take an active part in the program as we depend on you to make this Congress even more successful than the previous 3 Congresses. We wish to thank Ediciones Doyma for assistance with local arrangements as well as the Congress sponsors, exhibitors, and advertisers. Enjoy the Congress and enjoy Barcelona!
Drummond Rennie, Congress Director
Annette Flanagin, Congress Coordinator
Richard Smith, European Director
Jane Smith, European Coordinator
Evarist Feliu, Local Arrangements Coordinator
Special thanks to our
Sponsors
Exhibitors
Congress organizers and planners
Detailed Program: September 14-16, 2001
Friday, September 14
Welcome and Introductions
Drummond Rennie (UNITED STATES)
New Research on Authorship and Contributorship
Moderator: Drummond Rennie (UNITED STATES)
A Multi-Journal Authorship Database: Variation in Author Contributions by Byline Position
Christine Laine, Anthony Proto, Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Authors Define Their Own Contribution to Articles: Who Fulfills the Criteria for Authorship?
Lydia E Vos, A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)
Abstract
What Makes an Author? A Comparison Between What Authors Say They Did and What Editorial Guidelines Require
Susan van Rooyen, Sandra Goldbeck-Wood, Fiona Godlee (UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Survey of Contributorship in Cochrane Reviews
Graham Mowatt, Jeremy M Grimshaw, on behalf of the Survey of Contributorship in Cochrane Reviews Project Team (SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
More Research on Authorship and Contributorship
Moderator: Evarist Feliu (SPAIN)
Corporate Authorship: Problems With Current Systems for Indexing and Citation
Kay Dickersin, Roberta Scherer, Michelle Gil-Montero (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
The Hidden Research Paper: Evidence of Suppressed Opinion, Censored Criticism, and Serious Bias Among Contributors
Richard Horton (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Quality Issues and Standards for Published Material
Moderator: John Bailar (UNITED STATES)
Is the Reporting Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials an Adequate Measure of Their Methodological Quality?
Karin Huwiler, Peter Jüni, Matthias Egger, Christoph Junker (SWITZERLAND, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Misleading Publications of Major Mammography Screening Trials in Major General Medical Journals
Peter C Gøtzsche, Ole Olsen (DENMARK)
Abstract
Quality Issues and Standards for Published Material (Continued)
Moderator: Liselotte Hojgaard (DENMARK)
Discussing Trials in Context: The Balkanization of Research Results
Phil Alderson, Mike Clarke, Iain Chalmers (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Reporting Number Needed to Treat and Number Needed to Harm in Randomized Controlled Trials
Denise Chang, Joy Melnikow, Jim Nuovo (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Extrapolation of Association Between Two Variables in Four General Medical Journals
Yen-Hong Kuo (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
The Nature of Statistical Input Into Medical Research
Douglas G Altman, Steven N Goodman, Sara Schroter (UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Quality Issues and Standards for Published Material (Continued)
Moderator: Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)
Association of Journal Quality Indicators With Methodological Quality of Clinical Research Articles
Kirby Lee, Marieka Schotland, Lisa A Bero (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Quality of Systematic Reviews of Economic Evaluations in Health Care and What They Are Telling Us
Vittorio Demicheli, Tom Jefferson (ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Graphics in Journal Pharmaceutical Advertisements: Are They Truthful and Are They Adequately Detailed?
Richelle J Cooper, David L Schriger, Roger C Wallace, Vladislav J Mikulich, Michael S Wilkes (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Published Peer Review Policies: Determining Journal Peer Review Status From a Non-Expert Perspective
Marieka Schotland, Erin VanScoyoc, Lisa A Bero (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Saturday, September 15
Quality and Inequality in Research, Peer Review, and Publications
Douglas G Altman (UNITED KINGDOM)
Research on Peer Review
Moderator: A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)
Effect of Written Feedback on Quality of Reviews: Two Randomized Trials
Michael L Callaham, E John Gallagher, Robert K Knopp (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Peer Reviewer Opinions About Manuscript-Specific Acknowledgment
Michael Berkwits, Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Peer Review in Small and Big Medical Journals
Ana Marusic, Ivan Kresimir Lukic, Matko Marusic, David McNamee, David Sharp, Richard Horton (CROATIA, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Research on Peer Review (Continued)
Moderator: Lisa A Bero (UNITED STATES)
Effect of Statistical Review on Manuscript Quality in Medicina Clínica
Catalina Arnau, Erik Cobo, Francesc Cardellach, Joseph Maria Ribera, Albert Selva, Agustin Urrutia, Vincente Fonollosa, Celestino Rey-Joly, Miquel Vilardell, J Lluís Segú (SPAIN)
Abstract
Editorial Peer Review for Improving the Quality of Reports of Biomedical Studies: A Cochrane Review
Phil A Alderson, Frank Davidoff, Tom Jefferson, Elizabeth Wager (UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES, ITALY)
Abstract
Measuring the Quality of Editorial Peer Review
Tom Jefferson, Elizabeth Wager, Frank Davidoff (ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM, UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Communicating to Readers
Moderator: Roy Pitkin (UNITED STATES)
Paper or Screen, Mother Tongue or English: Which Is Better?
Pål Gulbrandsen, Torben V Schroeder, Josef Milerad, Magne Nylenna
(NORWAY, DENMARK, SWEDEN)
Abstract
Comparing the Quality of Review Articles Published in Peer-Reviewed and Throwaway Journals: Should We Be Throwing Away the Throwaways?
Paula A Rochon, Lisa A Bero, Ari M Bay, Jennifer L Gold, Julie M Dergal, Malcolm A Binns, David L Streiner, Jerry H Gurwitz (UNITED STATES, CANADA)
Abstract
Media Coverage of Scientific Meetings: Too Much, Too Soon?
Lisa M Schwartz, L Baczek, Steven Woloshin (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Research on e-Journals and Online Information
Moderator: George D Lundberg (UNITED STATES)
Comparison of Editorial Peer Review Practices Among Indexed Health Sciences Electronic Journals
Ann C Weller (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
How Aware Are Health Professionals and Consumers of Resources to Find Peer-Reviewed Evidence on the Internet?
Christopher Sigouin, Alejandro R Jadad (CANADA)
Abstract
Much Ado About “Nothing”? Looking for Evidence on Harm Resulting From Health Information on the Internet
Anthony George Crocco, Miguel Villasis-Keever, Alejandro R Jadad
(CANADA, MEXICO)
Abstract
Sunday, September 16
Making Peer Reviewers Visible: Openness, Accountability, and Credit
Fiona Godlee (UNITED KINGDOM)
Publication Bias
Moderator: Magne Nylenna (NORWAY)
Publishing Protocols Electronically: A Way to Reduce or Introduce Bias?
Chris A Silagy, Phillipa Middleton, Sally Hopewell (AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Publication Bias in Editorial Decision Making: Assessment of Reports of Controlled Trials Submitted to JAMA
Carin M Olson, Drummond Rennie, Deborah Cook, Kay Dickersin, Annette Flanagin, Joseph W Hogan, Qi Zhu, Jennifer Reiling, Brian Pace (UNITED STATES, CANADA)
Abstract
Speed of Publication for Submitted Manuscripts by Direction of Study Results
Carin M Olson, Drummond Rennie, Deborah Cook, Kay Dickersin, Annette Flanagin, Qi Zhu, Jennifer Reiling, Brian Pace(UNITED STATES, CANADA)
Abstract
Grant Review, Ethical Approval of Published Research, Financial Interests, and Funding Support
Moderator: Catherine D DeAngelis (UNITED STATES)
Of Molecules, Mice, and Men: Relationship of Biological Complexity of Research Model to Final Rating in the Grant Peer Review Process of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Mark Taylor (CANADA)
Abstract
Reporting of Ethics Committee Approval and Informed Consent in Clinical Trials: Have Journals Improved?
Veronica Yank, Drummond Rennie (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Benefits of Financial Disclosure in Published Trials: Absence of Associations Between Funding Source, Trial Outcome, and Quality Score
Tammy J Clifford, David Moher, Nicholas Barrowman (CANADA)
Abstract
Financial Conflict of Interest and Industry Support in Published Research in Biomedical Journals: A Study of Research Outcomes and Adherence to the Uniform Requirements
Anu R Gupta, Cary P Gross, Harlan M Krumholz (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Editorial Independence, Confidentiality in Peer Review, and Publication Ethics
Moderator: Daniel J Ncayiyana (SOUTH AFRICA)
Editorial Independence at Medical Journals Owned by Professional Associations: A Survey of Editors
Ronald M Davis, Marcus Müllner (UNITED STATES, AUSTRIA)
Abstract
Confidentiality of Manuscripts Submitted to Medical Journals for Peer Review: Legal Lessons From an Ongoing Case
Debra Parrish, David Bruns (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Work of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE)
Mike Farthing, Richard Horton, Richard Smith, Alex Williamson (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Postpublication Issues
Moderator: Richard Smith (UNITED KINGDOM)
Positive Outcome and Other Characteristics Predicting Citation by Other Authors of a Cohort of Original Research Papers in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Michael L Callaham, Robert L Wears, Ellen J Weber (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
How Important Is the Size of a Reprint Order?
Sally Hopewell, Mike Clarke (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
The Correspondence Column: How Important Is Post-Publication Criticism in Shaping Clinical Knowledge?
Richard Horton (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
POSTER LISTINGS
Saturday, September 15
Authorship and Contributorship
Equity and Accountability: Successful Use of the Contributorship Concept in a Multi-site Study
E Beth Devine, Johnny Beney, Lisa A Bero (UNITED STATES, SWITZERLAND)
Abstract
Authorship Criteria Among Cuban Biomedical Professionals
Guillermo J Padrón, Jorge Bacallao (CUBA)
Abstract
Authorship of Medical Papers in Three Chinese Medical Journals
Li Wenhui, Qian Shouchu, Qian Yue (CHINA)
Abstract
Communicating to Readers
Changes in Stage of Learning Associated With Participation in a Journal-Based Continuing Medical Education Activity
Thomas B Cole, Richard M Glass (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Press Releases: Translating Research Into News
Lisa M Schwartz, Steven Woloshin (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Editorial Process
The Meta-edit: When Is Copyediting Peer Review?
Jane C Lantz (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Changes in Manuscripts and Quality: The Contribution of Peer Review
Gretchen P Purcell, Shannon L Donovan, Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Technical Editing of Research Reports in Biomedical Journals
Elizabeth Wager, Philippa Middleton, the Peer Review and Technical Editing Systematic Review (PIRATES) Group (UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA)
Abstract
Peer Review of Grants
Characteristics of Successfully Recruited Grant Application Peer Reviewers
William C Grace, Teresa Levitin, Susan Coyle (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Proposal Review Scores as Predictors of Project Performance
Karunesh Tuli, Alan Sorkin (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Quality Issues and Standards
Factors Associated With the Quality of Randomized Controlled Trials Examining Brain Injury
Chisa Yamada, Mark K Borsody (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
An Evaluation of the Graphical Literacy of JAMA: Implications for Peer Review
Richelle J Cooper, David L Schriger, Reb J H Close (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Towards Complete and Accurate Reporting of Studies on Diagnostic Accuracy: The STARD Statement
Jeroen G Lijmer, Hans R Reitsma, Afina S Glas, Patrick M M Bossuyt, for the STARD Group (THE NETHERLANDS)
Abstract
Appointment of Statistical Editor and Quality of Statistics in a Small Medical Journal
Ivan Kresimir Lukic, Ana Marusic, Matko Marusic (CROATIA)
Abstract
Effect of Dedicated Methodology/Statistical Review on Published Manuscript Quality
David L Schriger, Richelle J Cooper, Robert L Wears, Joseph F Waeckerle (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Review of Reference Inaccuracies
Lee Ann Riesenberg, Srinvas Dontineni (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Content Categorization for a Peer-Reviewed Journal
David Newman, Bin Zou, Judith Tintinalli (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Research on Abstracts
Revisited: Full Publication of Results Initially Presented in Abstracts
Roberta Scherer, Patricia Langenberg (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Data Inconsistencies in Abstracts of Research Articles in the New Zealand Medical Journal
Robert Siebers (NEW ZEALAND)
Abstract
Fate of Abstracts Presented at Biomedical Meetings: A Systematic Review
Björn Erik von Elm, Greta Poglia, Bernhard Walder, Martin R Tramèr (SWITZERLAND)
Abstract
Study of Peer Review
Identifying Manuscript Reviewers: Ask First or Just Send?
Leon F Burmeister, Roy M Pitkin (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Journal Manuscript Peer Review: Research and Controversies
Charles F Curran (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Reviewing Peer Reviews: The Experience of a Public Health Journal
Ana M Garcia, Toni Plasencia, Esteve Fernandez (SPAIN)
Abstract
Peer Review: Are There Other Ways?
Philippa Middleton, Mike Clarke, Phil Alderson, Iain Chalmers (AUSTRALIA, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
A Comparison of the Performance of Foreign and Native Peer Reviewers in a Brazilian Journal
Hooman Momen (SWITZERLAND)
Abstract
Unblinding by Authors: Incidence and Nature at Two Medical Journals With Double-Blinded Peer Review Policies
William W Olmsted, Anthony V Proto, Douglas S Katz (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Comparing Author Satisfaction With Signed and Unsigned Reviews
Maeve Rooney, Elizabeth Walsh, Louis Appleby, Greg Wilkinson (IRELAND, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Double-Blind and Single-Blind Peer Review: A Comparison of Their Quality
Sui Xingfang, Ren Xiaoli, Xue Aihua (CHINA)
Abstract
Ideas and Assumptions of Peer Review Research: A Short Review
Sven Trelle (GERMANY)
Abstract
Measuring the Quality of Peer Review in the Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine): Development and Testing of a New Instrument
Roos A A van Duursen, Peter Hart, A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)
Abstract
Is There an Association Between Author Satisfaction With Peer Review and the Quality of Reviews?
Ellen J Weber, Michael L Callaham, Joseph F Waeckerle, Patricia P Katz (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Peer Review of Continuing Professional Development in Medical Journals: Desirable Yes, But Feasible?
Erica Weir, John Hoey, Harvey Skinner, Dave Davis, Brian Gibson (CANADA, UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Sunday, September 16
Authorship and Contributorship
Authorship in a Medical Journal From a Developing Country
Humberto Reyes, Marcela Jacard, Viviana Herskovic (CHILE)
Abstract
What Makes an Author? The Views of Authors, Editors, Reviewers, and Readers
Susan van Rooyen, Sandra Goldbeck-Wood, Fiona Godlee (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Communicating to Readers
Towards Improving the Study of the Usability of Electronic Forms of Scientific Information
Philippa Jane Benson (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Importance of Letters to the Editor in the Nederlands Tijdschrift Voor Geneeskunde (Dutch Journal of Medicine)
Shalindra Mahesh, Martin Kabos, Henk C Walvoort, A John P M Overbeke (THE NETHERLANDS)
Abstract
What Is Newsworthy? A Comparison of Reporting of Medical Research in British Tabloid and Broadsheet Newspapers
Christopher Bartlett, Jonathan Sterne, Matthias Egger (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Ethical Issues
Guidelines for Good Publication Practice: The COPE Experience
Richard Horton (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Informed Consent in Clinical Trials: Survey of Five Chinese Medical Journals
Wang Mouyou (CHINA)
Abstract
Publication Bias
Effects of Reviewers’ Gender on Assessments of a Gender-Related Standardized Manuscript
Addeane S Caelleigh, Mohammedreza Hojat, Ann Steinecke, Joseph S Gonella (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Influence of Impact Factors on Scientific Publication
Eileen Healy, Michael N Hart (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Evidence of Journal Bias Against Complementary and Alternative Medicine
David Moher, Terry Klassen, Margaret Lawson (CANADA)
Abstract
Effect of Industry Funding on Manuscript Quality
Carin M Olson, Drummond Rennie, Deborah Cook, Mary Mickel, Kay Dickersin, Annette Flanagin, Qi Zhu, Jennifer Reiling, Brian Pace (UNITED STATES, CANADA)
Abstract
Quality Issues and Standards
Relationship Between Manner of Presentation of Illustrations During the Peer Review Process and the Number of Evaluative Responses
Judith A McKay (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
What Is the Quality of the Economic Information Provided in Promotional Material for Family Practitioners? The Case of Proton Pump Inhibitors in the United Kingdom
Vittorio Demicheli, Tom Jefferson (ITALY, UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Questionable Diagnostic Experiment Design in Laboratory Medicine Publications and Recommendations for Improvement
Yan Zang, Qin Xiaoguang (CHINA)
Abstract
Use of Dedicated Methods/Statistical Reviewers for Peer Review: A Content Analysis of Comments to Authors Made by Methods and Regular Reviewers
Frank C Day, David L Schriger, Christopher Todd, Robert L Wears (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Reference Accuracy in Peer-Reviewed Journals: A Systematic Review
Elizabeth Wager, Philippa Middleton, the Peer Review and Technical Editing Systematic Review (PIRATES) Group (UNITED KINGDOM, AUSTRALIA)
Abstract
Effects of Published Errata on Subsequent Publications
MaryEllen Sievert, John M Budd, Gabriel Peterson, Kui Chun Su (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Study of Manuscript Submission and Publishing
Medical Journal Publishing: One Culture or Several?
Tim Albert, Alex Williamson (UNITED KINGDOM)
Abstract
Manuscript Submissions and US Representation at Medical Journals in an Era of Health System Reform: An Analysis of Trends, 1994-1998
Michael Berkwits, Warren A Bilker, Frank Davidoff (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
The Influence of War on Publishing in Peer-Reviewed Journals
Rajko Igic (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Where Are the High-Quality, Clinically Relevant Studies Published?
K Ann McKibbon, Nancy L Wilczynski, R Brian Haynes (CANADA)
Abstract
The Coverage of Women’s Health in General Medical vs Women’s Specialty Journals: Not Just “Navel-to-Knees”
Jocalyn P Clark, Julie M Dergal, Penelope de Nobrega, Anjali Misra, Georgina D Feldberg, Paula A Rochon (CANADA)
Abstract
Study of Peer Review
Prodding Tardy Reviewers: Randomized Comparison of Phone, Fax, and e-Mail
Leon F Burmeister, Roy M Pitkin (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Effect of Formal Training Session on Subsequent Performance of Journal Peer Reviewers
Michael L Callaham, David L Schriger (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Structured Training Resources for Scientific Peer Reviewers
Richelle J Cooper, Michael L Callaham, David L Schriger (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
The Quality of Reviewers of the Chinese Journal of Internal Medicine
Ding Yunqiu, Qian Shouchu (CHINA)
Abstract
Frequency and Consistency of Reviewers’ Comments on a Methods Section
Erica Frank, Lucia McLendon, Donna Brogan, Dorothy Fitzmaurice (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Reviewers and Reviews Under Scrutiny: An Assessment of Strengths and Weaknesses
Sheila Mary McNab (THE NETHERLANDS)
Abstract
Peer Reviewers’ Recommendations to Publish and Ratings of Manuscript Quality for Accepted and Rejected Manuscripts
Robert McNutt, Richard M Glass (UNITED STATES)
Abstract
Attitudes Toward Open Peer Review and Electronic Transmission of Papers for Their Review
Remedios Melero, F López-Santoveña (SPAIN)
Abstract
The Care of Peer Review: Reviewers vs Editors and Future Citation of Manuscripts
Tobias Opthof, Ruben Coronel, Jaques M T de Bakker, Jan W T Fiolet, Marcel M Levi, Martin Pfaffendorf, Marieke W Veldkamp, Arthur A M Wilde, Michiel J Janse (THE NETHERLANDS)
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Peer Reviewers’ Age and Peer Review Quality
Qian Yue, Cui Xiaolan, Li Wenhhui, Bao Yalin, Huang Yubin, Cai Lifeng, Zhao Hongmei, Wang Guizhen (CHINA)
Abstract
Referees’ Opinions About Editorial Policies and Practices of an Academic Medical Journal in Brazil
Julio Cesar Voltarelli,Valderez Aparecida Coelho Falaschi, Maria De Lourdes Veronese Rodrigues (BRAZIL)
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