Highlights
- •Submitted abstracts were categorized as to reasons for rejection.
- •Most rejections (71.6%) were for failure to follow submission guidelines.
- •This study can improve abstract submissions for future meetings.
- •Attention to submission guidelines will provide a broader base of abstracts for scientific review.
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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References
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Published online: December 04, 2018
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Conflicts of interest: None to report.
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© 2018 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
