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. 2024 Dec 20;13:310. doi: 10.1186/s13643-024-02728-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of included studies

Author (year)
Country
Study design Participant demographics Activity Publication outcomes measured

Al-Imari L. (2016)

Canada [44]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 8

Period: 6 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Arrazola J. (2020)

USA [45]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Epidemiology

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 39

Period: 2 days in person session, 6 months formal mentorship

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 17

Manuscript submissions: 24

Manuscripts in progress:15

Bellicoso D. (2022)

Canada [46]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Some

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 31

Period: 3 h

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Bourgault A. M. (2022)

USA [47]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 25

Period: 18 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 15

Manuscript submissions:19

Manuscripts in progress: 39

Brandon C. (2015)

USA [48]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 6

Period: 12 months

Pre-prints: Yes

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 4

Manuscript submissions:5

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Buffington A. (2021)

USA [49]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 23

Period: 4–9 h

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 50

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Cable C. T. (2013)

USA [50]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 7 per retreat

Period: 1-month total contribution and 1 week of actual retreat

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 8

Manuscript submissions: 7

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Cope V. C. (2016)

Australia [51]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 7

Period: 5 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 4

Manuscript submissions: 0

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Dankoski M. (2012)

USA [52]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 200

Period: 2 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 23

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Duncanson K. (2018)

Australia [53]

Descriptive two group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Nonacademic affiliation

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 52

Period: 40 h over the 6 weeks

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 21

Manuscript submissions: 26

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Files J. A. (2008)

USA [54]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 4

Period: 10 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 3

Manuscript submissions: 3

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Fischer-Cartlidge E. (2020)

USA [55]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 89

Period: 12 weeks

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 22

Manuscript submissions: 29

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Fleming L. W. (2017)

USA [56]

Descriptive two group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Pharmacy

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 18

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 29

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Franks A. M. (2018)

USA [57]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Pharmacy

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 49

Period: 6 monthly sessions over 6 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 10

Manuscript submissions: 12

Manuscripts in progress:49

Harris S. (2003)

USA [58]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 10

Period: 26 meetings in 36 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 28

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress:36

Harvey D. (2020)

Australia [59]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Allied health

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 9

Period: 8 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 2

Manuscript submissions: 3

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Hekelman F. P. (1995)

USA [60]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 40

Period: 12 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 16

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Jackson D. (2009)

Australia [61]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: NR

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 39

Period: 3 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 17

Manuscript submissions: 37

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Kooker (2015)

USA [62]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: NR

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: NR

Period: Once monthly for 12 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 12

Manuscript submissions: 13

Manuscripts in progress: Yes, no details

Kulage K. M. (2016)

USA [63]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 17

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 15

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Kwan P. P. (2021)

USA [64]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 33

Period: 6 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 22

Manuscript submissions: 28

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Murray R. (2008)

UK [65]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Allied health

Publication experience: NR

Provider: NR

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 14

Period: 6 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 6

Manuscript submissions: 7

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Ness V. (2014)

UK [66]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 5

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 4

Manuscript submissions: 5

Manuscripts in progress:1

Noone J. (2019)

USA [67]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements:

Faculty: General

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 19

Period: 5 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 23

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Oakley M. (2012)

USA [68]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Dental

Publication experience: NR

Provider: NR

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 8

Period: 4-year period

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 6

Manuscript submissions: 1

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Oshiro J. (2020)

USA [69]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 25

Period: 4 h

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Pololi L. (2005)

USA [70]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: NR

Period: Once monthly for 2 years

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: Unclear

Manuscript submissions: 27

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Pololi L. (2015)

USA [71]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 12

Period: 12 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress:66

Reader S. (2015)

USA [72]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinical educators

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 10

Period: 14 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 3

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Remein C. D. (2022)

USA [73]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 18

Period: 1 day

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Rickard C. M. (2009)

Australia [74]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 8

Period: 5 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 33

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Ross R. G. (2016)

USA [75]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 134

Period: 2 years

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 337

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Sabouni A. (2017)

Egypt [76]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: NR

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 159

Period: 2 months (12 lectures)

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Salas-Lopez D. (2012)

USA [77]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Nonacademic affiliation

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: NR

Period: 24 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 5

Manuscript submissions: 6

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Santucci A. K. (2008)

USA [78]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Mental health

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 5

Period: 24 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: Unclear

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Shah J. (2010)

NR [79]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: NR

Faculty: NR

Publication experience: No

Provider: Writesim TCExam Programme

Facilitator: Mentor

Sample size: 15

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Sommers P. S. (1996)

USA [80]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: Yes

Provider: Academic, journal editor

Facilitator: Writing expert

Sample size: 35

Period: 2 days

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 19

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Sonnad S. S. (2011)

USA [43]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 51

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 4

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Stanley I. H. (2017)

USA [81]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Mental health

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 23

Period: NR

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 4

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Steinert Y. (2008)

Canada [82]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 24

Period: 6 months

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 85

Manuscript submissions: 14

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Vogt M. (2021)

USA [83]

Descriptive two group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Nursing

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: NR

Sample size: 16

Period: 7 weeks

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

von Isenburg M. (2017)

USA [82]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: General

Publication experience: NR

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Faculty member

Sample size: 31

Period: 16 weeks

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: 11

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Weiss (2022)

USA [40]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Clinicians

Faculty: Medicine

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 6

Period: 6 years (monthly meeting of 60–90 min)

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: Yes

Number of publications: 31

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Wortman-Wunder E. (2020)

USA [83]

Descriptive single group

Work requirements: Academics/lecturers

Faculty: Allied health

Publication experience: No

Provider: Academic

Facilitator: Experience faculty member

Sample size: 126

Period: 15 h (weekly 2.5-h sessions)

Pre-prints: NR

Publications reported as an outcome: NR

Number of publications: NR

Manuscript submissions: NR

Manuscripts in progress: NR

Abbreviation: NR Not reported