Interesting article: Factors influencing publication of research results. Follow-up of applications submitted to two institutional review boards. K. Dickersin, Y. I. Min, et al. Jama 1992; 267(3): 374-8. [Medline] Description: This paper reviews 737 IRB approved studies at The Johns Hopkins Health Institutions and finds that the 124 unpublished studies were 2.5 more likely to show negative results. This publication bias appears to be due to the authors because only 6 of the 124 unpublished studies were rejected for publication. The description of this article was written by Steve Simon on 2007-12-05, edited by Steve Simon, and was last modified on 2008-01-12. Send feedback to ssimon at cmh dot edu or click on the email link at the top of the page. Category: Interesting articles, Category: Publication bias