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This paper reviews 737 IRB approved studies at The Johns Hopkins Health Institutions and finds that the 124 unpublished studies were 2.5 more likely to show negative results. This publication bias appears to be due to the authors because only 6 of the 124 unpublished studies were rejected for publication.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 on 2007-12-05, 2008-01-12. Category: Interesting articles, Category: Publication bias