1. The State of EmbargoesCanadian Science Writers AssociationOttawa, June 7, 2010 Ivan Oransky, MD Executive Editor, Reuters Health Blogger, Embargo Watch http://embargowatch.wordpress.com ivan-oransky@erols.com

2. The Short Embargo Parade American Journal of Gastroenterology 22:58 on May 11, 2010

3. The Short Embargo Parade The Lancet 9:19, March 31, 2010

4. The Short Embargo Parade The New England Journal of Medicine 4:00, on March 24, 2010

5. The Short Embargo Parade Journal of Clinical Oncology 2:41, May 24, 2010

6. Unusual Embargo Policies American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine Studies are available on HighWire, but are then embargoed for press coverage for two weeks

7. Unusual Embargo Policies Chest The papers are available on HighWire when they’re ready, but you won’t know when the embargo lifts until the print TOCs are announced – often months later

8. Unusual Embargo Policies University of Leeds Embargoed a study that was already published in Geophysical Review Letters

9. Unusual Embargo Policies The Lancet 7:01 p.m. Eastern – unless you’re on the East Coast of the U.S., in which case it’s 6:30 p.m., since nightly network newscasts start then

10. Unusual Embargo Policies American Journal of Preventive Medicine An embargo that lifts 26 different times, since it’s at news outlets’ local times

11. When Studies aren’t Available at Embargo

12. What Breaks are Worth an Early Embargo Lift? Twitter – sometimes Press releases – sometimes Naming the journal – if you’re a mainstream outlet Quoting from the paper – if you’re a mainstream outlet

13. Exclusive + Embargo The President’s Cancer Panel The New York Times cites and names a GAO report starting the night before a 2 p.m. embargo, but the Senate subcommittee that issued it under embargo won’t lift the embargo early

14. Exclusive + Embargo The President’s Cancer Panel Nick Kristof gets first dibs at a report linking chemicals to cancer, and the PR agency puts out a press release about their efforts

15. By the Numbers Since late February, 21 confirmed breaks Recognized by embargoing institution Embargo lifted early as a result