Raise the Papermill Alarm! A new tool for identifying potential fake articles
Read about the new weapon in the fight against bogus scientific research articles.
Retracted papers: are we doing enough to put discredited research to rest?
Read about the difficulties in identifying retracted articles and mitigating their real world impact.
Clear and present data: identifying barriers to clinical trial transparency
What’s standing in the way of researchers adopting good practices on clinical trial data sharing and transparency?
The crucial role for medical communications professionals in promoting health literacy
Discover the importance of health literacy and the strategies that can empower communities and individuals to improve their health status.
Four factors that influence patient and public involvement in health research
Find out the factors that impact on the likelihood of patient and public involvement in health research.
[PODCAST] Posting with a purpose: using social media to reach your audience – Part 2. Making a plan
Jennifer Ghith looks at planning considerations for the evolution of social media in medical communications.
Does journal impact factor affect the quality of peer review?
Read about the results from an artificial intelligence analysis of over 10,000 peer review reports.
Transparent peer review: are authors willing to publish referee reports?
Read about the results of Nature’s transparent peer review pilot and how it could benefit the research community.
DECIDE-AI: will it make the development of artificial intelligence-based clinical decision support systems more robust?
New guidelines aim to improve early clinical testing of AI-based systems.
[PODCAST] Posting with a purpose: using social media to reach your audience – Part 1. The nuts and bolts
Jennifer Ghith examines the use of social media in medical communications.
Spotting fake images in scientific research: insights from science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik
Elisabeth Bik discusses the importance of science integrity and the issue of manipulated images within scientific publications.
Meeting report: summary of the 54th EMWA Conference mini-symposium on plain language summaries
Missed the meeting? Read our report to get up to speed!
ICMJE recommendations update: what you need to know
Find out what’s new in the latest 2022 update to the ICMJE recommendations.
2023 European Meeting of ISMPP – Together Again!
The 2023 European Meeting of ISMPP is taking place on 24–25 January in London. Register today!
Representing the patient voice in rare diseases: an interview with patient advocate Dakota Fisher-Vance
Dakota Fisher-Vance shares her perspectives on the role of patient advocacy in rare diseases.
How accurate are conflict-of-interest disclosures in high-impact journals?
Find out how authors’ self-disclosures compare with payment data reported by the medical industry.