Jones 2008.

Methods	Identification of subsequent full‐length publications Searched electronic database MEDLINE from January 1978 to December 2005 Person completing the search not reported Search criteria not reported Matched abstract to full‐length publication by All authors Sample size Title Methodology Results Research question Conclusions Contacted abstract authors directly
Data	Included 139 abstracts presented at the 2000 International AIDS Conference meeting Included all abstracts from authors with UK address and reporting on primary research with established scientific methods to systematically collect and analyze data
Comparisons	Proportion of abstracts published Mean and median time to publication Cumulative proportion of abstracts published
Outcomes	47 of 139 abstracts published Proportion of abstracts published by time Mean time to publication = 19 months Median time to publication = 16 months (range = ‐2 to 59 months) Cumulative proportion of abstracts published at 60 months showed proportion published = 33.8% (47/139 abstracts) No factors related to proportion of abstracts published reported
Notes	Infectious disease/immunology ‐ HIV, AIDS Funding not reported
Risk of bias
Item	Authors' judgement	Description
Sampling method?	Yes	Included all abstracts of a specific origin and subgroup, so low risk of bias.
Search for publications?	Yes	Searched 1 database and contacted abstract authors directly.
Follow‐up time?	Yes	The meeting had 60 months follow‐up.
Matching?	Yes	Matched by 7 different criteria.