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[PODCAST] Plain language summaries: best practices
Listen to Jason Gardner discuss how to prepare and store plain language summaries in this podcast from ISMPP.
Preprint servers and the publishers embracing open peer review
Publishers show enthusiasm for preprints by allowing transfer from preprint servers to submission sites and by integrating preprint platforms into manuscript submission workflows.
cOAlition S bypass a block on the road to open access
cOAlition S Rights Retention Strategy aims to safeguard researchers’ intellectual ownership, enabling embargo-free sharing of research in online repositories.
[PODCAST] Measuring publication value
Listen to Alice Choi discuss traditional and new journal metrics in this new podcast from ISMPP.
[VIDEO] Disrupted events: what’s happening in #MedComms practice?
Five sessions from the MedComms Forum provide valuable, practical insights into how medical events are changing amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Steps to reduce bias in systematic review protocols
Systematic reviews are generally considered gold standard evidence in healthcare, but a founding member of Cochrane believes steps can be taken to increase transparency and reduce bias in their protocols.
Journal citation counts increase despite discontinuation from Scopus
Analysis of metrics for journals discontinued from Scopus for publication concerns highlights a need for clearer warnings on articles from such journals.
Are peer review decisions arbitrary?
Mathematical model highlights the arbitrariness of peer review and finds that more innovative papers are less likely to be selected for presentation.
How is coronavirus affecting medical publication planning?
A survey provides insights into the effects of COVID-19 on medical communications and the immediate and long-term adjustments being made as a result.
The challenge of defining predatory publishing
Kyle Siler describes the complexities of differentiating predatory and non-predatory publishing.
Metadata in scholarly communications
Metadata 2020 set out their principles for use of metadata in scholarly publishing, aiming to achieve richer, reusable, open metadata across research outputs.
Meeting report: summary of Day 3 of the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
Missed the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
Meeting report: summary of Day 2 of the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
Missed the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
Meeting report: summary of Day 1 of the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP
Missed the 16th Annual Meeting of ISMPP? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
Journal open access cost breakdowns will be needed for cOAlition S support
From 2022, journals will need to follow cOAlition S price transparency requirements to get paid. Find out more about the frameworks and potential benefits here.
Patient authorship: key questions answered (Part B)
Part B of a two-part series delves into the practicalities of patient authorship and offers tips for effective and ethical patient collaboration.