Meeting report: summary of Day 1 of the 2023 ISMPP Annual Meeting
Missed the meeting? Read our report to get up to speed!
Is it time to redesign peer review?
Read about proposed strategies to make peer review less burdensome and improve the quality of published research.
Innovation in medical communications: an interview with Catherine Skobe
Catherine Skobe shares her insights on innovation in medical communications including creative approaches to increasing patient engagement and involvement in scientific publications.
CONSORT-Outcomes 2022 Extension: guidelines for complete reporting of clinical trial outcomes
The 17 items to include when reporting clinical trial outcomes. Read about the CONSORT-Outcomes 2022 Extension checklist for outcomes of all randomised clinical trials.
[PODCAST] Trending topics from the ISMPP 2023 European Meeting: patients, AI, & creativity
Missed the 2023 ISMPP European Meeting? Find out about the key topics in this episode of the InformED podcast.
Questionable research practices: should we be worried?
Read more on the results of a survey that asked 47,000 academics about their opinions, behaviours, and experiences surrounding research integrity.
FAIR principles for research software: a step forwards in discoverability
Familiarise yourself with the FAIR for Research Software principles, which aim to improve research transparency and reproducibility.
Finding the way forward for peer review
Read about ways in which peer review could develop and diversify to keep up with modern research demands.
Is enough being done to account for the role of sex in medical research?
Find out why sex matters in medical research and why you should consider sex and gender guidelines when reporting data.
[VIDEO]: Navigating copyright in medical communications
Confused by copyright requirements? Watch this webinar to learn when copyright permissions are needed in medical communications.
Social media for scientific communications: where to start?
Learn how to use social media to improve transparency and extend the reach of scientific data.
eLife shifts to publishing ‘reviewed preprints’, ending accept/reject decisions
eLife hopes inclusion of open peer review reports and standardised assessments will help improve transparency and accessibility of research.
International Women’s Day 2023: can medical publishing do more to #EmbraceEquity?
Women remain underrepresented in medical publishing; we reflect on recent posts from The Publication Plan looking at contributory factors and steps to equity.
To tweet or not to tweet: social media guidance to help pharmaceutical companies adhere to the ABPI Code of Practice
Read about new guidance from the PMCPA that aims to ensure the social media activities of pharmaceutical companies stay within the law.
Which is the best path to equitable open access?
With White House policy mandating immediate open access to publicly funded research by 2025, Science journals make changes to their green open access offering.
The reasons why publishing has become faster
Read about the main drivers of increased journal turnaround time over the last decade.