“Current pitfalls and opportunities in medical communications”
Medical communications professionals give their take on ‘fake news’, predatory journals, and the role of artificial intelligence in medical publishing.
Can the lay public enhance peer review?
Researchers argue that lay review will increase the relevance of medical publications: a new study aims to evaluate its impact.
A new series from The BMJ highlights unreported trials
A new, regular series in The BMJ will highlight a different unreported clinical trial every week, with the intention of improving reporting rates.
Textbooks: at risk of being biased and outdated?
Dr Richard Smith reviews the potential pitfalls of textbooks in a recent opinion piece for The BMJ.
Do preprints have a place in today’s reference lists?
Can preprints be cited in the same way as papers published in a peer reviewed journal, or do we need to define new standards?
An algorithm to police figure duplication?
Here’s how the power of machine learning could be harnessed to automate the search for fraudulent figure duplications in submitted manuscripts.
Meeting report: summary of the 2018 Annual Meeting of MAPS
The 2018 Annual Meeting of MAPS was held in Miami, FL on 25–27 February. Read our meeting report to find out what happened.
The benefits and challenges of open access
A recent review article examines the benefits of open access versus the economic realities of this publishing model.
[VIDEO] Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?
Earlier this month, the 3rd MedComms Networking Virtual Event took place, entitled ‘Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?’. Caroline Halford, Digital Publishing Manager at Springer Healthcare, presented … Continue Reading [VIDEO] Digital features in medical publications: Where are we now?
Can the automatic posting of preprints increase the pace of medical research?
Public Library of Science (PLOS) recently announced that all articles submitted to PLOS journals will automatically be published as preprints on bioRxiv.
Meeting report: summary of day 2 of the 2018 Annual TIPPA Meeting
Missed TIPPA 2018? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
Meeting report: summary of day 1 of the 2018 Annual TIPPA Meeting
Missed TIPPA 2018? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
[VIDEO] ISMPP European Meeting 2018: conference summary (day 1)
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Rick Flemming provides a summary of day 1 of the meeting.
Meeting report: summary of day 2 of the 2018 European ISMPP Meeting
Missed ISMPP EU 2018? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
How common is uncited research?
We examine a recent Nature study that reveals how many papers end up without a single citation.
[FREE WEBINAR] What’s Your Path? Career Development in Medical Publications
COMING SOON! ISMPP invites you to attend a special 90-minute ISMPP University (ISMPP U) educational webinar, entitled ‘What’s Your Path? Career Development in Medical Publications’, on Wednesday, January 17, at … Continue Reading [FREE WEBINAR] What’s Your Path? Career Development in Medical Publications