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On 30 August 2016, the US patent office granted a patent entitled “Online peer review system and method” (US Patent No. 9,430,468) to the publishing company, Elsevier. In the patent, … Continue Reading Elsevier granted patent for online peer-review system
It is a legal requirement for those responsible for certain applicable clinical trials of FDA-regulated products to register the studies on ClinicalTrials.gov and report results within a defined timeframe, as … Continue Reading Final rule clarifies and expands results reporting requirements of the FDA Amendments Act
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) recently published an article titled ‘Ghostwriting: the importance of definition and its place in contemporary drug marketing’. In the article, the author, Alastair Matheson, describes … Continue Reading Defining ghostwriting: ISMPP and GAPP respond to controversial BMJ article
Predatory journals exploit the open-access model, charging authors publication fees in return for fast publication, without the associated editorial and publishing services expected from legitimate journals. The number of articles … Continue Reading “Sting” operation exposes predatory publisher
A study by Vera-Badillo et al., recently published in the European Journal of Cancer concluded that inappropriate authorship is prevalent in publications reporting systemic cancer therapy. Two-thirds (40/61) of evaluable … Continue Reading Is inappropriate authorship prevalent in oncology trial reporting?
In a blog published last month in Naturejobs, PhD student Andy Kay offers five pieces of advice, based on his own experiences, to avoid potential authorship issues with collaborators: Carefully … Continue Reading Five steps to avoid authorship conflict with collaborators
The push for transparency of clinical trial data has gathered momentum over recent years. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called for journal submission of trial results within one year … Continue Reading Is the timely publication of clinical trial results a reality?
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) clearly define four criteria that must be fulfilled for an individual to be credited as an author of a scientific paper. Those … Continue Reading International Rheumatology Editors announce new policy to combat ghost authorship
“The Publication Plan” has launched its official Facebook page, as a new platform to share news and information with authors, researchers, medical writers and communications professionals, pharmaceutical industry managers, medical journal editors and … Continue Reading “The Publication Plan” is now also launched on Facebook
The date for the 2017 European Meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP) has just been announced. Two days of content-packed sessions will await you in London starting … Continue Reading SAVE THE DATE: 2017 European meeting of the International Society for Medical Publication Professionals (ISMPP)
In this video, Jo Whelan (Freelance medical writer, Textpharm Ltd) explains how the EMWA guidelines have been widely cited and provide practical guidance on ethical working for professional medical writers … Continue Reading [VIDEO] EMWA guidelines: the role of medical writers in peer-reviewed publications
In this video, Helen Chambers (Publication Manager at Costello Medical Consulting) discusses the Good Publication Practice 3 (GPP3) guidelines regarding redundant publications, and whether sufficient information is available regarding congress … Continue Reading [VIDEO] Know your audience: informed decision-making in congress submissions
Ghostwriting within the scientific community is when medical writers make substantial but undisclosed contributions to published manuscripts. Guidelines from a number of professional organisations have tried to clarify the role … Continue Reading Is ghostwriting on the decline? Findings from a survey among AMWA and EMWA members (2005 to 2014)
The statistical analyses used in research studies are vital to any investigator if the work is to be interpreted correctly and repeated, yet the description of the methods used is … Continue Reading How significant are your results?
The UK EQUATOR centre is holding their Publication School for the second year running, with a promise to help delegates achieve success in planning, writing, publishing and disseminating their research. … Continue Reading Course promises to share the secrets of success in developing medical publications
The programme for this year’s Annual meeting of the International Society for Medical Publications Professionals (ISMPP), entitled “Medical Publications in a Data- Rich World: Enhancing Quality and Transparency” looked excellent as … Continue Reading [VIDEO] ISMPP Annual Meeting 2016: Conference Summary