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.
Patient authorship: key questions answered (Part A)
Patient authorship is here and here to stay. Part A of a two-part series explores how sponsors may benefit from patient authorship, or risk getting left behind.
Celebrate MedComms Day 2020!
Add your contributions to the 9th annual MedComms Day.
SPENT: new guidelines for reporting n-of-1 trial protocols
An extension and elaboration of the SPIRIT checklist specific to n-of-1 trials aims to improve the quality and reporting of protocols for this trial type.
ISMPP U previews Annual Meeting with standalone session – Data privacy regulation: Which way forward?
Find out about the potential future direction of US data privacy laws in our summary of the ISMPP Annual Meeting preview.
ISMPP U previews Annual Meeting with first standalone session on ‘bite-size content’
Find out how bite-size content is being used to reach time-poor readers in an era of information overload in our summary of the ISMPP Annual Meeting preview.
Will standardised research data policies make publishing more FAIR?
The Research Data Alliance has published standardised research data policies, but wider collaboration is needed to ensure they are supported and implemented.
[VIDEO]: How to disclose relationships, activities, and potential conflicts of interest
Tips on disclosures of interest from the Medical Publishing Insights and Practices Initiative (MPIP).
cOAlition S publishes updated criteria for hybrid journals transitioning to open access
Following a public consultation, updated cOAlition S guidance relaxes the criteria for transformative journals, prompting commitments from further journals.