Improving transparency in the reporting of systematic reviews without meta-analysis
Find out why guidance is needed and what’s covered in the new Synthesis Without Meta-analysis (SWiM) guidelines.
A picture paints a thousand words: how data visualisation can improve scientific communication
In a recent article in Knowable magazine, Betsy Mason describes the benefits and pitfalls of different graphics and the need for better training in data visualisation.
Call to action: help us to keep delivering freely-accessible, high quality news for medical publication professionals
The Publication Plan is now welcoming sponsorship, help us to keep delivering high quality, freely available new for medical publication professionals
[VIDEO]: Adapting your writing for patients and the public
Patient information specialist, Hannah Bridges, gives advice on how to adapt writing for lay audiences.
[VIDEO] Professional medical writing support and the quality, ethics and timeliness of clinical trial reporting: a systematic review
Obaro Evuarherhe, Principal Consultant at Oxford PharmaGenesis, discusses professional medical writing support and the quality, ethics and timeliness of clinical trial reporting.
Advantages and challenges of narrative reviews and Delphi consensus initiatives
Help and guidance for writing narrative reviews and Delphi consensus statements.
Does professional medical writing support impact the quality, ethics and timeliness of clinical trial reporting?
Findings of a systematic review show working with professional medical writers positively affects measures of quality, ethics and timeliness.
ISMPP poll: non-disclosure of possible COI by author ‒ what would you do?
The MAP newsletter explores an issue faced by medical publication professionals.
Open source tools: why citations are important
Open source software is often used in science but is left uncited in many publications: researchers urge authors to make a change.
The road to patient centricity: plain language summaries
An article in the MAP newsletter examines how plain language summaries are key in making peer-reviewed biomedical research accessible to all.
Celebrate MedComms Day 2019!
Add your contributions to the 8th annual MedComms Day.
Would you like to write for The Publication Plan?
Share your expertise with the medical publishing community! The Publication Plan is now welcoming guest articles.
Statisticians revolt against the concept of ‘statistical significance’
Statisticians and over 800 signatories challenge the concept of ‘statistical significance’, calling for an end to overstated claims and missed discoveries.
It’s time to increase awareness of data ‘FAIRness’
Are you familiar with the FAIR data principles? Find out how to boost your data’s usefulness by making your data FAIR: Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.
Increasing quality and transparency of preclinical data: an opportunity for publication professionals?
An article in the MAP newsletter examines how publication professionals could help to increase preclinical publishing standards.
The global impact of the Medical Writer Joint Position Statement
The impact of the AMWA–EMWA–ISMPP Joint Position Statement on the Role of Professional Medical Writers is revealed in the MAP newsletter.