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.
A publication from The Publication Plan
The Publication Plan team presented their own research at this year’s ISMPP meetings.
[VIDEO] The life and times of the Global Alliance of Publication Professionals (GAPP)
Jackie Marchington, Director of Global Operations, Caudex, reflects on six years of the Global Alliance of Publication Professionals (GAPP).
The influence of gender in the academic publishing process
Get up to date on how gender influences the academic publishing process and what can be done to establish gender equity.
[VIDEO] What’s right in copyright and permissions? A publishers’ perspective
Sam Wilkinson, Senior Editor at Taylor & Francis, outlines the principles of copyright and how to seek appropriate permissions.
Inferential statistics and false conclusions: is the p value to blame?
Significance testing and p values are widely used in medical publications, but just how meaningful are they?
Celebrate MedComms Day 2018!
Add your contributions to the 7th annual MedComms Day.
“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.
The end of a successful “pilot”: GAPP retires after 6 years
The GAPP team retires after six years of “providing a timely and credible response to influential stories about medical publication professionals”.
How to get your clinical research published in a high-tier journal
In the latest issue of The Map Newsletter from ISMPP, medical communications professionals share their experience and tips on how to get clinical research published in high-tier journals.
No improvement in reporting of non-pharmacological interventions in 13 years
The CONSORT extension for reporting non-pharmacological interventions was introduced in 2008. A recent study looks at the impact of this guidance on reporting standards.