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...

POLL RESULTS: Preprint Review Results in Added Author?

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...

Preprint Review Results in Added Author?

You are the Scientific Director of a medical communications agency who is working with the Publications Director at a large pharma company. An external author posts draft one of a preclinical manuscript on their department preprint server to invite review and comments...

POLL RESULTS: Adding an Author at Final Draft Stage?

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...