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Objectives The fate of all manuscripts rejected from the journal Clinical Otolaryngology ( CO) over a three-year period was investigated. The aim was to review publication rate, delay and the impact factors of the journals that the papers went on to be published in. Design In total, 917 papers were rejected from CO between 2011 and 2013. The fate of these manuscripts was determined by searching for the corresponding author's surname, and if necessary keywords from the manuscript title, in both PubMed and Google Scholar. Main outcome measures The main outcome measures recorded were as follows: the subsequent publication of the article, delay to publication and journal of publication. Results In all, 511 papers were subsequently published in journals, representing 55.7% of all rejected manuscripts. The average delay was 15.1 months (standard deviation [ sd] = 8.8). The impact factor of CO was found to be higher than the average of the journals that accepted the rejected manuscripts in all 3 years. Only 41 (8%) papers were published in journals with a higher impact factor than CO. Of all subsequently accepted manuscripts, 60 (11.7%) were found only on Google Scholar (and not on PubMed). Conclusions Rejection from CO certainly does not prevent subsequent publication, although the papers tend to be published after a lengthy delay and in journals with a lower impact factor than CO. When performing literature searches, it is important to search more than one database to ensure as many of the relevant articles are found as possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives To review the rate of publication of papers in peer-reviewed journals after oral presentations at the Otorhinolaryngology Research Society meetings between 1996 and 2013 and to compare trends with the previous review (1979-1995). Design Literature review. Setting Merseyside ENT Research Collaborative. Participants The abstracts of presentations at Otorhinolaryngology Research Society meetings are published in Clinical Otolaryngology. A structured search of PubMed was undertaken to identify published Otorhinolaryngology Research Society presentations. Main outcome measures Publication rates. Results A total of 460 abstracts were identified. The interobserver reliability among reviewers was 98%. Of the total, 259 (56.3%) abstracts were published in peer-reviewed journals. The average time from Otorhinolaryngology Research Society presentation to publication was 27.7 months (median 23), which was not significantly different from the previous review. Publication by subspeciality was as follows: head and neck (45.6%), otology (30.5%), rhinology (22%) and others (1.9%). Most published Otorhinolaryngology Research Society presentations were published in Clinical Otolaryngology (22.4%), followed by the Journal of Laryngology and Otology (8.1%) and the Laryngoscope (7.3%). Clinical research was the most common category of abstracts being presented at Otorhinolaryngology Research Society meetings, followed by laboratory-based research. Over half (56.5%) of laboratory research presented were head and neck themed, while otology and rhinology predominated clinical research presentations. Over half (52.1%) of Otorhinolaryngology Research Society abstracts originated from units in the North of England. Bristol presented the most abstracts (30.1%), followed by Newcastle (25.1%). Conclusions The publication rate of Otorhinolaryngology Research Society presentations remains high and many are subsequently published in high-impact factor otolaryngology journals. More Otorhinolaryngology Research Society presentations are now published in American and European journals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents study undertaken in epistaxis patients to find a possible relation between mandatory anterior rhinoscopy, nasal cleaning, and cauterization NCC), nasendoscopy, recurrent bleeding, the associated length of stay, and rhinological malignancy. Authors suggest a new guideline for NCC, and diagnostic nasendoscopy, thereby exploring an improved and safer patient care after removing nasal packing.

The article discusses use of surgical method thyroidectomy to prevent damage of recurrent laryngeal nerves (RLN) or parathyroid glands. Topics include transcervical dissection of the glands, use of magnification in thyroid surgery, and supposed increased operating time due to microscope assisted thyroidectomy.