PLOS trials a collective action business model for open access publishing
Find out why PLOS wants institutions to pay an annual open access fee under the Community Action Publishing model, rather than charging researchers per article.
How can the medical communications industry improve equity, diversity and inclusion?
Find out more about the steps needed to achieve equity, diversity and inclusion in the medical communications industry and best practice points from ISMPP.
[VIDEO] The future of medcomms including congresses in a post COVID-19 era
Jose Antonio Barrientos, Michelle Collins, Gaurav Kumar, Safeer Mughal and Sam Rushton-Reed discuss how medcomms has changed in light of COVID-19.
Why do researchers publish in predatory journals?
Cabells and CIBER Research tell us why predatory publishing remains commonplace across the world.
How can we maximise the impact of scientific conferences?
Learn how the scientific community can boost the impact of conference presentations by utilising online platforms and social media.
Catch up with the OASPA 2020 Conference: recordings available
Find out more about what was covered at this year’s online conference of the Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA).
Meeting report: summary of session 1 of the 8th EMWA Symposium
Missed the meeting? Read our report on the symposium entitled “Research integrity & the medical communicator: what we do when no one is watching.”
Predatory journal ‘safelists’ and ‘watchlists’: who decides?
Learn how predatory journals are identified, and why journal ‘watchlists’ and ‘safelists’ have their own pitfalls.
Will more journals start charging submission fees?
Could increasing use of submission fees by scientific journals be an unforeseen outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic?
Are standards required for preprint publishing platforms?
A recent BMJ editorial discusses the benefits and risks of the use of preprints during the current coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 sparks rapid change in the medical research landscape
COVID-19 has had an unprecedented global impact. Now, a Digital Science report asks how the research landscape has adapted to these extreme circumstances.
Open access publishing of pharma-sponsored research: insights from a Scientific Publications Lead
Slávka Baróniková shares her opinions on open access publishing and suggests how this can be successfully achieved within pharma.
ISMPP poll: Concerns about manuscript review by non-English speaking authors – what would you do?
ISMPP poll result in ‘The MAP’ explores what to do if you have concerns about a potentially insufficient manuscript review by non-English speaking authors
[PODCAST] Digital enhancements: which are worth the investment?
Listen to Travis Hicks discuss different publication enhancement options in this podcast from ISMPP.
What is the optimal design for a scientific poster? Insights from the founder of the #betterposter movement
Mike Morrison discusses the problem with traditional scientific posters and how they could be redesigned to more effectively communicate research.
Addressing regional needs in a global scientific communication platform
The MAP newsletter explores ways to maximise relevance of global scientific communication platforms for regional stakeholders.