Proceed with Data & Author Changes to a 2-year-old Manuscript?

Jul 15, 2024 | Survey

Medical publication policies and guidelines offer a framework for best practices, but there may be situations when more than one approach seems reasonable. The primary purpose of “What Would You Do?” is to explore examples of such situations. With the limited information provided to interpret the scenarios, you may find yourself agreeing with one, more than one, or none of the proposed actions. And that’s the point ‒ you should debate, contemplate, and communicate (with a comment) before selecting your “best” answer. 

You are the medical writer on a real-world evidence (RWE) manuscript that was initiated 2 years ago. The RWE analyses utilize the services of a third-party data analytics company. At first draft stage, the project was put on hold. The project owner has now left the organization and the manuscript has been transitioned to a colleague. The lead author would like to perform additional analyses and include one of their colleagues as an author. Meanwhile, the new project owner/client would like to finalize and submit the article as soon as possible. What would you do?

This poll will close in mid-September 2024.

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