Scaletta JM, Davis J, Malik C, Witt DJ. Reasons for rejection of abstracts submitted to the Annual Conference of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology: Ensuring transparency and encouraging quality.
Am J Infect Control 2019;
47:471-473. [PMID:
30527281 DOI:
10.1016/j.ajic.2018.09.022]
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Abstract
The Abstracts Committee of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology noted high rejection rates for submitted abstracts, often for minor infractions of guidelines. This study examines the reasons for abstract rejection and identified that a substantial portion of abstracts were rejected for readily correctable errors (nonadherence to submission guidelines [71.6%]), prior to consideration of scientific value. This finding will hopefully guide future submissions.
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