Table 1.
Number and types of publication by year of acceptance
| Year (accepted) | Types of publication, count (%) | Total, count (%) | |||
| Basic science | Clinical trial | Clinical study—not a trial | Other* | ||
| 2012† | 75 (27.6) | 18 (6.6) | 90 (33.1) | 89 (32.7) | 272 (100) |
| 2013‡ | 151 (28.2) | 27 (5.0) | 183 (34.2) | 174 (32.5) | 535 (100) |
| 2014‡ | 122 (22.2) | 29 (5.3) | 204 (37.2) | 194 (35.3) | 549 (100) |
| 2015‡ | 137 (24.7) | 48 (8.7) | 158 (28.5) | 211 (38.1) | 554 (100) |
| 2016‡ | 137 (31.8) | 31 (7.2) | 120 (27.8) | 143 (33.2) | 431 (100) |
| 2017§ | 21 (30.9) | 5 (7.4) | 26 (38.2) | 16 (23.5) | 68 (100) |
| Total | 643 (26.7) | 158 (6.6) | 781 (32.4) | 827 (34.3) | 2409 (100) |
*Systematic reviews, reviews, research protocols, editorials, guidelines, opinions, comments and meeting reports.
†April–December.
‡January–December.
§January–March.