A

Abstract Published In

Some, but not all, congresses publish abstracts accepted for presentation. When they are published, this field notes where they may be found. Typical abstract publishing outlets include medical journals, congress program, abstract book, website, or CD-ROM.

Acceptance to Online Publication

The amount of time the journal typically takes between the time a submission is accepted and the time it appears in the journal’s online portal. Typically, this is a shorter span than the time it takes to be in print. Some journals still exist only in print, but more and more journals are establishing an online presence, with access (paid or free) to articles they accept for publication.

Acceptance to Print Publication

The amount of time the journal typically takes between the time a submission is accepted and the time it is published in the journal’s print edition. This may be noted as a range e.g. 4-6 weeks) or single time notation (e.g., 3 weeks).

Accepts Case Reports

Does the journal accept practitioner case studies? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark)

Accepts Continuing Education

Does the journal accept submissions on continuing education? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Accepts Encore Presentations

Does the congress accept abstracts that have been previously presented or published elsewhere? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Accepts Pharmacoeconomics

Does the journal accept submissions focused on pharmacoeconomics? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Accepts Submissions

Is the journal open to accepting any submissions, or are all articles solicited? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Article Influence Score

A calculation of the relative importance of the journal on a per-article basis. It is the journal's Eigenfactor Score divided by the fraction of articles published by the journal. That fraction is normalized so that the sum total of articles from all journals is 1. The mean Article Influence Score is 1.00. A score greater than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has above-average influence. A score less than 1.00 indicates that each article in the journal has below-average influence.

Associations

The contact information and website link of the association(s) that are sponsors or owners of a congress or journal.

Attendees

The association-described types of practitioners who attend a congress sponsored by the association

Author Submission Guidelines

A direct link to a journal’s Author Guidelines, which may be either a website or a PDF, providing specific author instructions and requirements for submitting a manuscript.

B

Brief Commentary

Does the journal accept submissions of brief commentaries? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

C

Clinically Focused

Does the journal focus on publishing material oriented to clinical practice? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

CME Accredited

Does the journal have continuing medical education (CME) accreditation? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

CME/CE Focus

Does the journal focus on publishing continuing medical education material? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark)

Congress Last Updated

Records the date on which PubsHub staff last updated or verified the information contained in a congress’s record.

Contact Email

An email link to the current contact for the congress; this is usually the congress secretariat.

Cursory Outlines

Does the journal require submission of an outline before submission of a full manuscript? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

D

Dates (Congresses)

This tab lists the congress dates from the past, present, and future. It includes the city, state, and country where the congress was or will be held, which Congress (34th, 45th, etc.) it is, and the venue where the congress is or was held. This may also include any other notes about the congress. In most cases, this section includes the Abstract Due Date, Start Date, and End Date. Other dates may include Abstract Notification Date, Symposium Due Date, Late-Breaking Abstract Due Date, Late-Breaking Notification Date, Clinical Trial Late-Breaking Due Date, Basic-Science Late-Breaking Due Date, and Industry-Sponsored Abstracts.

E

Editorial Staff

The contact information for employees of the journal. Usually the address, telephone/fax numbers, and email will be listed for each contact.

Education Focus

Does the journal publish material focusing on education? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Eigenfactor Score

"A journal's Eigenfactor score is our measure of the journal's total importance to the scientific community." It is a measurement of the number of times an article from a journal (published in the past 5 years) has been cited in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR) year. For more information

e-ISSN

The electronic International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) for a journal. Journals that do not have an e-ISSN may not have a formal online publishing presence.

Electronic Circulation

Is typically counted as monthly downloads or views online for the journal. Electronic circulation breakdown includes the geographical distribution by country - i.e., UK, US, ROW (rest of world). Can also be broken down by the types of subscribers.

F

Formal Name

This is the actual name of the congress given by the association sponsoring it.

Frequency

For journals, The number of issues released each year. For congresses, The scheduled recurrence of the congress

I

Impact Factor

A measure reflecting the average number of citations to articles published in science and social science journals. The measure is owned and controlled by Thompson Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge. PubsHub only uses the Impact Factors from Thompson Reuters. This number is updated once a year, usually around June.

Indexed in PubMed/Medline

Is the journal is indexed in PubMed or MEDLINE. Occasionally, the journal will be listed on PubMed, but is not currently indexed in MEDLINE.

ISSN

This is the International Standard Serial Number (ISSN) of a journal.

J

JCR Categories/Rank

Journal Citation Reports (JCR). These categories come directly from Thompson Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge, the company that owns and controls it. Within the ISI Web of Knowledge, all ranked and indexed journals are assigned to a predetermined category. The number next to the category shows, based on the journal’s Impact Factor, where this journal ranks among the other journals in that same category. The higher the rank, the higher the Impact Factor.

Journal Last Updated

Records the date on which PubsHub staff last updated or verified the information contained in this journal’s record.

L

Letters

Does the journal accept letters to the editor? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

N

N/A

If you see "N/A" in any of the data fields, this either means that the information is not available or the journal/publisher was unable to disclose that information. PubsHub gets its information from the journal or congress website, the contact for the journal/congress, publishers, or associations. If the information does not come from any of these outlets, then that data field will register as N/A.

Name

This is typically either the name of the association sponsoring the congress or the formal name listed again.

Notes (Congresses)

This tab includes any pertinent, interesting, and/or useful information not covered by the other fields that a presenter should know before attempting to submit an abstract. Information listed here is not categorized elsewhere.

Notes (Journals)

This tab includes any pertinent, interesting, or useful information not covered by the other fields that an author should know before attempting to submit a manuscript. If certain fields are N/A, the notes section may be the place where PubsHub describes why the information is missing. Information listed here is not categorized elsewhere.

Number Attending

The number of attendees that have historically attended the congress.

O

Online-Only Journal

Is the journal published online only (no print edition)? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Open Source

Are the journal’s articles and issues available to everyone (no subscription or fee required to view articles)? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Original Research

Does the journal accept original research submissions? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Other Accepted Articles

Types of articles a journal accepts that are not currently listed as a one of the primary options. Often these are atypical article types that many/most journals do not accept.

Other Publishing Services

Nonstandard publishing services provided by the journal. These often include a sponsoring association’s meeting abstracts, supplements, and reprints.

P

Peer-Reviewed

Is the journal peer-reviewed? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark). Most of the journals in PubsHub are peer-reviewed.

Policy Focus

Does the journal have a focus on articles covering public health issues? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark)

Practice Focus

Is the journal focused on the practice of medicine? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Presubmission Criteria

If there are any presubmission requirements an author needs to know to create a submission, they are listed here. Sometimes the URL for the submission site of the journal is listed here.

Presubmission Package

Does the journal require submission of some elements before the main submission? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Print Circulation

Describes the number of issues circulated in print. Print circulation breakdown includes the geographical distribution by country – i.e. UK, US, ROW (rest of world). Can also be broken down by the types of subscribers.

Print Friendly

This button allows you to see all of the information on a journal or congress in a single view. Clicking the link will produce a PDF that you may save, print, or email.

Publisher

A listing of the contact information for the publisher.

R

Rapid Communications

Does the journal offer a rapid publication option? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark). Typically, there is a charge associated with rapid publication.

Readership

According to the journal, a list of the types of individuals in the active reading audience.

Rejection Rate

The percentage of submitted articles that the journal declines to publish.

Report Incorrect Data

This link allows you to send the PubsHub team an email alerting us to information on PubsHub that you believe is either incorrect or not up to date. You will receive a response from us when the information has been either updated or verified.

Require Clinical Trial Registration

Does the journal require preregistration of data used in a submission in the clinicaltrials.gov database to be considered for publication? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Research Oriented

Does the journal have an orientation toward research-focused publication? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

Restrictions

This tab includes information on submission guidelines. This may include the specifics of the abstract (font, length of abstract, etc.), who can submit, what types of submissions are accepted, and any other restrictions that might be important for the submitter to know.

Reviews

Does the journal accept review articles? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

S

Scope

This field represents the aim or purpose of the journal and what is discussed within the journal. It is how the journal describes itself.

Short Name

This is the abbreviation of the congress name or the sponsoring association.

Similar Journals/ Similar Congresses

When you are looking at a specific journal/congress, on the left side of the screen there is a list of journals/congresses under "Similar Journals" or "Similar Congresses." These were picked by an algorithm that showed similarities to the journal/congress you are currently viewing.

Specialty

A brief description of the journal’s specialty or distinctive characteristics. This field will describe the subject area of the journal and the target audience. It might also include the types of articles that are published.

Sponsoring Association(s)

This lists the contact information and website link of the association(s) that are directly linked to the journal.

Submission to Acceptance

The amount of time from submission to first decision by the editor. This can be given in a range (i.e., 4 to 6 weeks) or one time frame (i.e., 3 weeks.)

Supplements

Does the journal accept paid special information sections, known as supplements? Answer may be yes (green check mark), no (red circle with slash through it), or unknown (question mark).

T

Therapeutic Area

This field lists the medical area of focus in which PubsHub classifies a journal or congress. Congresses and journals may have multiple therapeutic areas.

Title

The official title of the journal provided by the publisher.

Title Abbreviation

This is the Index Medicus abbreviation of the journal’s name, taken directly from PubMed.

W

Watch Journal/Watch Congress

This button allows you to add a journal or congress to your personal watch list, which you can locate on the MyPubsHub page. Once you add these journals or congresses to your watch list, you will receive an email update every time something about that journal or congress is updated. For example, if the rejection rate of a journal on your watch list is changed, you will get an email notifying you of this change. If you want to remove a journal or meeting from your watch list at any time, click the "Remove from Journal/Congress Watch List" link, and the journal or congress will be removed from your list automatically. This feature is not available to IP-verified PubsHub accounts.

Website for Congress

Next to the formal name is a link to the current congress website.

Website for Journal

There is a direct link to the journal’s website right next to the journal title.