Publication Bias

"Publication Bias" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The influence of study results on the chances of publication and the tendency of investigators, reviewers, and editors to submit or accept manuscripts for publication based on the direction or strength of the study findings. Publication bias has an impact on the interpretation of clinical trials and meta-analyses. Bias can be minimized by insistence by editors on high-quality research, thorough literature reviews, acknowledgement of conflicts of interest, modification of peer review practices, etc.

Descriptor ID	D017594
MeSH Number(s)	L01.737.813
Concept/Terms	Publication Bias Publication Bias Bias, Publication

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Information Science [L]
Information Science [L01]
Publishing [L01.737]
Publication Bias [L01.737.813]

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Bar chart showing 20 publications over 15 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2003 and 2008 and 2009 and 2013 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2003	1	1	2
2005	1	0	1
2008	1	1	2
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	1	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	0	1	1
2013	1	1	2
2015	0	2	2
2016	0	1	1
2017	0	1	1
2018	0	1	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	0	1	1
2023	1	0	1

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Brush PL, Sherman M, Lambrechts MJ. Interpreting Meta-Analyses: A Guide to Funnel and Forest Plots. Clin Spine Surg. 2024 02 01; 37(1):40-42.

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Parikh A, Markle J, Venincasa M, Kuriyan AE, Gupta M, Sridhar J. POSITIVE RESULTS BIAS AND IMPACT FACTOR IN RETINA CLINICAL TRIALS 2016 to 2019. Retina. 2021 Aug 01; 41(8):1697-1700.

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Miller LE, Allen RT, Duhon B, Radcliff KE. Expert review with meta-analysis of randomized and nonrandomized controlled studies of Barricaid annular closure in patients at high risk for lumbar disc reherniation. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2020 May; 17(5):461-469.

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Zhang Y, Coello PA, Guyatt GH, Yepes-Nu?ez JJ, Akl EA, Hazlewood G, Pardo-Hernandez H, Etxeandia-Ikobaltzeta I, Qaseem A, Williams JW, Tugwell P, Flottorp S, Chang Y, Zhang Y, Mustafa RA, Rojas MX, Xie F, Sch?nemann HJ. GRADE guidelines: 20. Assessing the certainty of evidence in the importance of outcomes or values and preferences-inconsistency, imprecision, and other domains. J Clin Epidemiol. 2019 07; 111:83-93.

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David JA, Sankarapandian V, Christopher PR, Chatterjee A, Macaden AS. Injected corticosteroids for treating plantar heel pain in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 06 11; 6:CD009348.

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Nagaraja V, Ooi SY, Nolan J, Large A, De Belder M, Ludman P, Bagur R, Curzen N, Matsukage T, Yoshimachi F, Kwok CS, Berry C, Mamas MA. Impact of Incomplete Percutaneous Revascularization in Patients With Multivessel Coronary Artery Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016 12 16; 5(12).

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Greco PM. Without undue influence. Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop. 2015 Oct; 148(4):534.

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Yuan X, Zhang M, Wu H, Xu H, Han N, Chu Q, Yu S, Chen Y, Wu K. Expression of Notch1 Correlates with Breast Cancer Progression and Prognosis. PLoS One. 2015; 10(6):e0131689.

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Laine C, Guallar E, Mulrow C, Taichman DB, Cornell JE, Cotton D, Griswold ME, Localio AR, Meibohm AR, Stack CB, Williams SV, Goodman SN. Closing in on the truth about recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein-2: evidence synthesis, data sharing, peer review, and reproducible research. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jun 18; 158(12):916-8.

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Ohri N, Shen X, Dicker AP, Doyle LA, Harrison AS, Showalter TN. Radiotherapy protocol deviations and clinical outcomes: a meta-analysis of cooperative group clinical trials. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Mar 20; 105(6):387-93.

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