Publication bias in psychiatry and the rate of English-language journal publication following conference presentations

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[Contribution] A guide to paper-writing projects using online tools (Masahide Koda, Kazuo Yoshida)https://t.co/LmpnxkYxyr pic.twitter.com/BbCkhb8zKS
— Weekly Igakukai Shimbun (@igakukaishinbun) June 6, 2022

Our contribution appears in this week's issue of the Weekly Igakukai Shimbun. In a dialogue with Dr. Kazu (@peacewaffle), we look back on the process of writing our paper recently accepted by PCN.

About the published paper

Yoshida, K., Moriguchi, S., Koda, M., Oka, T., Ueno, F., Ikai-Tani, S., Tani, H., & Mimura, M. (2022). Publication rates in English of abstracts presented at the annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Psychiatry and Neurology. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 76(6), 206–211. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13351

The published paper examines the journal publication rate in psychiatry in Japan. Even in areas with limited published findings, studies may have been presented at conferences without ever reaching publication. We believe our findings suggest the need to take this publication bias into account when conducting literature reviews.

This paper ( https://t.co/TtGXlI1L54
) examines the journal publication rate in psychiatry in Japan. Even when few background papers are available when conducting research, studies may have been presented at conferences without ever reaching publication. We believe our findings suggest the need to take this publication bias into account when conducting literature reviews.
— Shoei (@shoei05) June 6, 2022

I hope this article proves useful to others working on collaborative writing using online tools.