Development of a New Algorithm and Scoring Metric for the Evaluation of Scientific Conference Impact LAUDANO, JBA, HONG, SA, WEI, GA, SKIRBE, PA, MATHEIS, RB AMEDMEME LLC, NEW YORK, NY BCELGENE CORPORATION, SUMMIT, NJ The Authors would like to thank Mr. Won Kim, Mr. Siddhartha Naithani and Mr. Jonathan Kendall for the expert assistance in data collection and interpretation. We would also like thank Mr. Jeff DeGeorgia for his creative direction in the development of this poster. 1. Higgins C, Horner A, Wassef-Birosik L, D’Irio S. Integrating Measures of Journal Impact Provides dditional &nsihts in QcientiÚc 4iterature "ap nalÐses. Jresented at the ȀȂth nnual Meetin of &QMJJȫ MaÐ ȀȶȂȫ ȁǿȀȆȫ ;ational %arworȡ M. Joster ȥȈ. ȁ. "arÚeld . Vhe %istorÐ and Meanin of the Journal &¥pact !actor. JM. ȁǿǿȅȫȁȈȄȲȀȳȠȈǿȶȈȂ. Ȃ. okku Mȡ Qridharan 2ȡ MaeeÍ J. Manuscript Qtrenth !inder VoolȠ n id in eter¥inin Jotential Journal cceptance. Jresented at the ȀȀth nnual Meetin of &QMJJȫ pril ȁȆȶȁȈȡ ȁǿȀȄȫ rlintonȡ b. Joster ȥȀȈ. 4. %irsch J. n index to ·uantifÐ an indiÍidualɀs scientiÚc research output. Jroceedins of the ;ational cade¥Ð of Qciences of the Ynited Qtates of ¥erica. ȁǿǿȄȫȀǿȁȲȃȅȳȠȀȅȄȅȈȶȀȅȄȆȁ. Ȅ. Qan !rancisco eclaration on Mesearch ssess¥ent Ȳ@Mȳ. nnual Meetin of Vhe ¥erican QocietÐ for ell ioloÐ ȲQȳȡece¥wer Ȁȅȡ ȁǿȀȁȡ in Qan !ranciscoȡ . httpsȠȬȬsfdora.orȬ ȅ. Med¥e¥e atawase. JroprietarÐ datawase of puwlished ¥edical science. Ȇ. allawaÐ . Juwlishin elite turns aainst i¥pact factor. ;ature. ȁǿȀȅȫȄȂȄȠȁȀǿȵȁȀȀ. 8. Vi¥e to re¥odel the ournal i¥pact factor.Ȱditorialȱ.;ature.ȁǿȀȅȄȂȄȠȃȅȅ. Ȉ. Vhe uropean ssociation of Qcience ditors ȲQȳ Qtate¥ent on &nappropriate Yse of &¥pact !actors. MetrieÍed ȁǿȀȇȶǿȀȶȀȈ. Dr. Joseph B. Laudano, Dr. Saman Hong, Mr. George Wei and Mr. Paul Skirbe are employees of Medmeme LLC, New York, NY. Dr. Robert Matheis is an employee of Celgene Corporation, Summit, NJ. No animals were harmed in the production of this poster. Jresented at the ȁnd nnual Meetin of Vhe Medical ffairs Jrofessional QocietÐ ȲMJQȳ !ewruarÐ ȁȄȶȁȆȡ ȁǿȀȇȡ Mia¥i !loridaȡ YQ. Please address questions and requests for reprints to Dr. Joseph B. Laudano at J.Laudano@Medmeme.com QtudÐ !unded wÐ Med¥e¥e 44ȡ ;ew eorkȡ ;e. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS REFERENCES AUTHOR DISCLOSURE CHALLENGE/PROBLEM • Selecting the best and most appropriate scientific conference for the submission of research continues to be challenging for Medical Affairs Professionals (MAPs). While useful Scientometrics for the submission of manuscripts to journals are well established, there currently are no formal metrics for the selection of scientific conferences. • Creation of a scientific conference impact assessment tool has the potential to heighten impact of dissemination of evidence in scientific medical forums • Traditionally, we assume that conferences with the highest attendance and the highest volume of poster presentations within a selected field are those held in higher esteem for abstract submission, potentially having more “weight” or “reach”.1 • For journal selection, MAPs typically make their decisions using a number of parameters: • Impact metrics (Impact Factor, Eigenfactor, SCImago Journal Rank Factor, etc.) are well established citation-based indicators of journal impact.2 • Targeting tools for journals focusing on several different Article- Level Metrics (ALMs) may also be used as a predictor for manuscript acceptance.3 • Author metrics which measure a scientist’s productivity and citation impact (h-index) are also generally employed for study/author selection and the calibre of journals.4 • Based on an unmet need for relevant, timely and accurate metrics for the selection of scientific conferences and a “call” for a shift toward assessment of journal impact based on up-to-date ALMs vs. publication metrics (citations)5, we decided to develop a new algorithm and ranking method for the evaluation of scientific conference i