Adverse Event Inclusion Just Before Abstract Submission

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...

POLL RESULTS: Publication in a Predatory Journal

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...

Unintended Submission to a Predatory Journal – Oh No!

You are a medical publication professional and have been supporting a client with a secondary manuscript for a Phase 3 study. You recommended target journals and worked with the author team throughout the submission process. Following the publication, it becomes...

Permission to Reuse a Congress Poster Recording

You are a medical publication professional working with a poster author who has been given the option to include an audio recording with an encore poster presentation. The original poster presentation at a major congress included an audio recording. There is concern...

POLL: Journal Questions Medical Writer Acknowledgement & Funding

You are the Publication Lead at a mid-size biotech company who is working with the scientific/medical writing team of your medical communications agency. The lead author of a meta-analysis manuscript received a rejection notice from a journal that stated “…although...