CategoryPublication planning

Posted April 26, 2018 Clinical trial registries

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.

Posted April 17, 2018 Journal selection

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.

Posted April 12, 2018 Open access / open source

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?

Posted April 9, 2018 Open access / open source

Bronze beats gold in open access: implications for data re-use

A study finds that the most common form of open access is ‘bronze’, meaning that data are free to read but not re-use. This is likely to have negative implications for research.

Posted March 15, 2018 Open access / open source

When will open access be fully achieved?

Open access publishing is becoming increasingly prevalent, but how long until all publications are open access? A multi-database study (Crossref, Web of Science and Unpaywall), by Piwowar et al predicts that open access will become the future publication standard, and estimates the date at which all research will become freely accessible.

Posted March 9, 2018 Authorship

Cutting-Edge Themes Draw Attendees to 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP

Online Registration Until April 10, 2018! Both seasoned publication professionals and those newer to the profession will benefit from the cutting-edge themes at the 14th Annual Meeting of the International … Continue Reading Cutting-Edge Themes Draw Attendees to 14th Annual Meeting of ISMPP

Posted March 8, 2018 Authorship

International Women’s Day 2018: how will you Press for Progress?

Join other medical, science, and publications professionals worldwide to #PressforProgress on #IWD2018 and beyond.

Posted March 6, 2018 Open access / open source

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.

Posted March 2, 2018 Clinical trial registries

What proportion of clinical trial data is reported? TrialsTracker launches new monitoring tool

The FDAAA 2007 requires clinical trials to make results publicly available 12 months after study completion. A new tool from TrialsTracker provides a live online report on compliance.

Posted March 1, 2018 Open access / open source

Shire adopts a mandatory open access publishing policy

As the drive towards open access continues, pharmaceutical company Shire announced a new policy of mandatory open access publication of company-sponsored research.