Open peer review: pilot studies reveal promising findings
As an increasing number of journals pilot transparent peer review, data indicate that open peer review does not compromise the process – at least when reviewers can stay anonymous.
Are we delivering on transparency and reproducibility?
Transparency and reproducibility are now synonymous with medical publications, but actions speak louder than words. A recent study examines whether progress has been made.
2019 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Improving gender parity in medical publishing: what’s going on and how you can get involved.
Looking for new ways to adapt and innovate with your medical communications? Attend the 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP!
Explore how you can adapt and innovate to more effectively communicate medical and scientific information by attending the 15th Annual Meeting of ISMPP, 15–17 April 2019, in National Harbor, Maryland, USA.
Meeting report: summary of day 2 of the 2019 European ISMPP Meeting
Missed ISMPP EU 2019? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
World Cancer Day 2019: launch of #IAmAndIWill
Free-to-access articles plus how you can get involved this World Cancer Day and beyond.
Meeting report: summary of day 1 of the 2019 European ISMPP Meeting
Missed ISMPP EU 2019? Read our meeting report to get up to speed!
Building trust with transparency: the importance of financial disclosures in medical publishing
Find out why financial relationships are not always correctly disclosed and how better transparency could be achieved.
The latest updates to ICMJE’s reporting recommendations
The ICMJE recently updated its recommendations, providing guidance on issues such as use of preprint servers, conflict of interest reporting and journal metrics.
The fifth edition of the STM report
The fifth edition of the STM report provides an in-depth review of current issues and recent trends within the scientific and scholarly publishing industry.
Free webinar on open access publishing
A free 90-minute webinar from ISMPP, open to all.
China backs the Plan S open access initiative
China has pledged its support for Plan S, an initiative striving to make the results of publicly funded research freely available immediately on publication.
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.
Peer review: a step on the road to assurance
In an article published in The New York Times, Professor Aaron E. Carroll critiques the peer review system and provides a number of suggestions for improvements.
Insights from the new Retraction Watch database
An analysis by Science Magazine of Retraction Watch’s new database challenges a number of common perceptions surrounding retractions and reveals some important key themes.
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.