ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2024
Publishing during a Pandemic: Analyzing Recent Publication Times in Hand Surgery.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- Publication Speed and Patterns Across Plastic Surgery Journals in 2024: What Influences Timelines in Research?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Timely distribution of research is crucial for improving treatments and patient care; however, the publication process is historically unhurried. The primary goal of this study was to analyze the time to publication in hand surgery for 5 years and to examine potential factors affecting publication speed. Methods: A 5-year review (2017-2021) was performed on 4 major hand surgery journals. The Results: There was a significant difference in submission-to-publication time between journals ( Conclusions: Time to publication in hand surgery varies by hand surgery journal and significantly increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. New research reflects work done over a year ago at least. Participation in the peer-review process should be encouraged and bolstered within the hand surgery community to improve research dissemination times within the field.
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